Ayatallah Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ayatallah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayatallah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Ayatallah (613) may also be a first name.

Ayatallah Last Name Facts

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

Ayatallah has its highest incidence in Morocco. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayatallah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ayatallah is the 1,263,456th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ayatallah live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 337,379th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 613 people.

The last name is most common in Morocco, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Excluding Morocco this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

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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
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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 Ayatallah
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