In Colombia Yaya is a common surname in the Departments of Tolima and Huila and has indigenous ancestors. The yaya is also an insect that is tiny and quite itchy. It feeds on blood. They are also called colors. They're kind of tiny ticks. In Chile and Peru it means wounding, laceration, scraping. Also in Chile means defect. Yaya is also the name of a footballer born in Ivory Coast, whose full name is Gnégnéri Yaya Touré . In Cuba it is a tropical tree, which grows on stony and poor quality soils. It has medicinal uses. Its scientific name is Oxandra lanceolada and belongs to the family Annonaceae.
