Fayala Surname
Approximately 476 people bear this surname
Fayala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Tunisia | 23 | 1:26,549 | 4,038 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Fayala (589) may also be a first name.
Fayala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fayala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fayala (Arabic: فياله) is most common in Egypt. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fayala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 639,219th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Fayala are found; 63 percent are found in North Africa and 58 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 344,724th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 589 people.
This surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Outside of Egypt this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Tunisia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fayala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fayala in the Arabic language | ||
| فياله | fyalh | - |
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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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- 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 Fayala
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