Ayala Surname
Approximately 737,462 people bear this surname
Ayala Surname Definition:
One who came from Ayala in Spain.
Originated in valley of Ayala, in Aragon but also found in Castile. Though adapted from that of the valley, etymology is unknown.
Basque family traced to Infante don Vela, son of King don Sancho Ramírez of Aragon.
Read More About This SurnameAyala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 196,040 | 1:633 | 101 |
| United States | 78,462 | 1:4,620 | 515 |
| Argentina | 66,073 | 1:647 | 83 |
| Paraguay | 59,455 | 1:122 | 19 |
| Colombia | 59,238 | 1:806 | 173 |
| Peru | 48,816 | 1:651 | 86 |
| Puerto Rico | 41,165 | 1:86 | 24 |
| El Salvador | 41,056 | 1:155 | 27 |
| Bolivia | 23,915 | 1:444 | 83 |
| Ecuador | 22,239 | 1:715 | 108 |
| Honduras | 20,110 | 1:438 | 106 |
| Spain | 17,275 | 1:2,706 | 320 |
| Chile | 13,950 | 1:1,263 | 260 |
| Venezuela | 12,248 | 1:2,466 | 404 |
| Guatemala | 7,827 | 1:2,055 | 334 |
| Philippines | 7,639 | 1:13,253 | 1,390 |
| Panama | 3,429 | 1:1,141 | 201 |
| Brazil | 3,158 | 1:67,788 | 2,524 |
| Cuba | 3,080 | 1:3,741 | 478 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,473 | 1:4,219 | 465 |
| Uruguay | 2,335 | 1:1,470 | 175 |
| Nicaragua | 2,241 | 1:2,687 | 389 |
| France | 772 | 1:86,040 | 12,255 |
| Canada | 644 | 1:57,214 | 6,763 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Belize | 548 | 1:649 | 134 |
| Nigeria | 293 | 1:604,583 | 28,901 |
| Costa Rica | 226 | 1:21,151 | 735 |
| Australia | 187 | 1:144,362 | 15,419 |
| India | 170 | 1:4,512,149 | 117,295 |
| England | 160 | 1:348,238 | 25,208 |
| Thailand | 156 | 1:452,810 | 79,462 |
| Benin | 150 | 1:68,904 | 8,343 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 133 | 1:830 | 117 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Congo | 124 | 1:40,235 | 3,792 |
| Italy | 119 | 1:513,922 | 51,455 |
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| Cameroon | 71 | 1:292,522 | 27,501 |
| Kenya | 63 | 1:733,014 | 30,691 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Israel | 52 | 1:164,570 | 16,892 |
| Taiwan | 46 | 1:509,668 | 3,834 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Andorra | 37 | 1:2,266 | 430 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Japan | 13 | 1:9,834,176 | 45,186 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 107 | 1:469,333 | 33,530 |
The alternate forms: Áyala (2) are calculated separately.
Ayala (4,037) may also be a first name.
Ayala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Ayala in Spain.
Originated in valley of Ayala, in Aragon but also found in Castile. Though adapted from that of the valley, etymology is unknown.
Basque family traced to Infante don Vela, son of King don Sancho Ramírez of Aragon.
Ayala Demographics
Average Male Ayala Height
172.56 cm
Average Female Ayala Height
159.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ayala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ayala (Arabic: أيالا, Bengali: আয়লা, Hindi: आयला, Marathi: आयला, Oriya: ଅୟଲା, Russian: Аяла) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may also occur in the variant forms: Áyala. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 728th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,882 people. The last name Ayala is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Ayala live; 42 percent live in South America and 27 percent live in Hispano-North America. Ayala is also the 109,804th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 4,037 people.
It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 196,040 people, or 1 in 633. In Mexico Ayala is most common in: México, where 16 percent are found, Michoacán, where 13 percent are found and Mexico City, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico Ayala occurs in 117 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.
Ayala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ayala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ayala surname increased 73,329 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ayala Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ayala surname are 42.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.7% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ayala earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 45.96% less than the national average, earning €16,227 per year; in Norway they earn 46.91% less than the national average, earning 183,722 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,930 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $22,399,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.89% less than the national average, earning $36,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $45,326 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ayala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ayala in the Bengali language | ||
| আয়লা | ayala | - |
| Ayala in the Hindi language | ||
| आयला | ayala | 80 |
| अयाला | ayala | 20 |
| Ayala in the Marathi language | ||
| आयला | ayala | 74.19 |
| अयला | ayala | 17.74 |
| आयलाावणी | ayalaavani | 3.23 |
| आयल | ayala | 3.23 |
| आयळा | ayala | 1.61 |
| Ayala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅୟଲା | ayala | 44.44 |
| ଆୟାଲା | ayala | 22.22 |
| ଆୟଲା | ayala | 11.11 |
| ଅୟାଳା | ayala | 11.11 |
| ଅୟଳା | ayala | 11.11 |
| Ayala in the Russian language | ||
| Аяла | aala | - |
| Ayala in the Arabic language | ||
| أيالا | ayala | - |
| آيالا | ayala | - |
| ايالا | ayala | - |
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Ayala Reference & Research
Ayala DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Ayala FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- 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 Ayala
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