Agyala Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Agyala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agyala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Agyala (11) may also be a first name.

Agyala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Agyala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Agyala occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agyala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Agyala is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Agyala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Agyala reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agyala is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Agyala is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Agyala is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 56 percent are found and Benue, where 44 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Agyala is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agyaala923/
Adyala8325/
Agyola8310/
Gadyala7713/
Godyala774/
Gadhyala713/
Godyalla711/
Audhyala711/
Adjala67571/
Adeala67241/
Adiala67161/
Odyala6724/
Ogyola671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Agyala
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