Gaïla Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gaïla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
The alternate forms: Gaila (746) are calculated separately.
Gaïla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaïla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaïla occurs most in Benin. It can also occur as a variant: Gaila. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaïla? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Gaïla is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaïla live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin Gaïla is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 100 percent live. Aside from Benin it occurs in one country. It is also found in The Congo, where 14 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
- 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 Gaïla
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