Ya

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ya"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil யா (yā). This surname is the 5^th most common surname in Tamil Nadu.

Proper noun

Ya (plural Yas)

1. A surname from Tamil.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ya is the 37180^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Ya is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.83%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.