Lyala Surname

231,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lyala Surname Definition:

Lyala is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: heaven.

Lyala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6311:32,4603,817
Papua New Guinea1031:79,16210,424
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Lyala (142) may also be a first name.

Lyala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lyala is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: heaven.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lyala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyala (Oriya: ଲଯ୍ାଲା, Russian: Ляла) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 231,788th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,181,036 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lyala are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 775,413th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 142 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,631 people, or 1 in 32,460. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 76 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 24 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyalya911,531/
Lyalla91306/
Lyalai913/
Lyaala911/
Lala89108,033/
Lyallah8364/
Lyaylya835/
Lyalyas832/
Lalla8013,176/
Leyla809,764/
Laala803,579/
Lalas803,021/
Lalia802,606/
Lalai801,608/
Lalau801,425/
Lalap801,421/
Lalaj801,262/
Lalay801,162/
Lalah80650/
Liala80521/
Hlala80361/
Lyalo80273/
Lalaa80266/
Lyali80215/
Leala80208/
Lalat80188/
Llala8074/
Lalea8066/
Lalaz8062/
Lalad8053/
Lhala8044/
Lalha8036/
Lyale8033/
Loyla8032/
Laloa8026/
L'Ala8017/
Lyola8012/
Lgala806/
Làala801/
Lyaly801/
Lalúa801/
Lyalhadd771/
Lallai73593/
Lallah73561/
Lalaiy73529/
Laalaj73513/
Lallas73509/
Llalla73500/
Lallau73370/
Lalaus73208/
Lalaux73204/
Lhaila73170/
Lalach73157/
Lialia73145/
Lalaut73144/
Lalasz7377/
Laliat7362/
Lallia7358/
Lealea7353/
Lalait7341/
Llalau7340/
Lalahy7332/
Lalapp7330/
Laleat7330/
Lalahu7330/
Lalats7326/
Laalai7325/
Lyalle7325/
Leylaj7325/
Lalias7324/
Lallay7322/
Lalaya7320/
Lalais7318/
Leylla7317/
Lahala7316/
Laalaa7311/
Lealai7311/
Hlaloa7311/
Laalah7310/
Lyalio7310/
Lalaha739/
Lhalas739/
Laleas738/
Lalass738/
Laliau737/
Lallaz737/
Laalia736/
Lialap736/
Lala'a736/
Lalacz736/
Laliap736/
Leylaz736/
Lalash735/
Laalla735/
Lalaja735/
Lialla734/
Lalaah734/
Lalaia734/
Lalaai734/
Lallat734/
Lalaas734/
Lealla733/
Leylah733/
Lalaid733/
Lhalla733/
Lalaph733/
Lyalis732/
Lyaley732/
La'ala732/
Lealia732/
Llalas732/
Lhalha732/
Hlaala732/
Lyalui731/
Lalads731/
Lalaiz731/
Lealaz731/
L'Alla731/
Hlalah731/
Hlalas731/
Laalaã731/
Llalaj731/
Loylla731/
Leatla731/
Laalay731/
Laalaï731/
Lallap731/
Lallaï731/
Laladh731/
Lalaij731/
Lalaić731/
Lalaud731/
Lalooa731/
Lyailo731/
Loylad731/
Hlalat731/
Hlalia731/
Loylai731/
Liaila731/
Lhalad731/
Lalgah731/
Hlalla731/
Lallad730/
Lyalihova711/
Lali6754,027/
Lola6725,066/
Lale6720,925/
Lalo6714,437/
Lallias67273/
Lalj67191/
Lialias67133/
Lála67133/
Laliaux6784/
Lyaysle6735/
Lalleau6734/
Lalliat6727/
Lalá6723/
Lallais6711/
Lalé679/
Hlahala678/
Leale'a678/
Lalaitė677/
Lôla675/
Lallapp674/
Leallah674/
Lyalich673/
Laalapp672/
Laleash672/
Laallah672/
Liailai671/
Leylatt671/
Lalhead671/
Lallaha671/
Lalahai671/
Lalahei671/
Lalauss671/
Lalouha671/
Lalâ671/
Lală671/
Lhalhai671/
Lalooha671/
L'Ahlah671/
Llalach671/
Hlalaph671/
Lalllai671/
Lahalla671/
Lialaha671/
Liahala671/
Lhahlia671/
Laalaay671/
Laalahd671/
Leahlah671/
Lalahay670/
Loylass670/

Lyala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyala in the Oriya language
ଲଯ୍ାଲାlayala-
Lyala in the Russian language
Лялаlala-

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