Hiyala Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Hiyala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 166 | 1:318,925 | 24,177 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Hiyala (17) may also be a first name.
Hiyala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiyala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hiyala occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiyala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,333,288th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Hiyala reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Hiyala is also the 2,694,839th most common given name in the world It is held by 17 people.
The surname Hiyala is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 318,925. In Tanzania Hiyala is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Hiyala
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