The Yaya surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 241 people carried this name — #79,075 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 59% from 152 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 433 people named Yaya live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Corrientes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 68 people named Yaya.
33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 49 people named Yaya live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
21 people named Yaya live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Yaya,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alfa Yaya of Labé 1830–1912 · politician -
Mónica Yaya 1969– · lawyer -
Ngaba Yaya 2008– · basketball player -
Sani Yaya 1963– · politician
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Issa Yaya 1979– · association football referee
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Derin Yaya 1997– · basketball player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Yaya.
When the index is not enough
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