Lyela Surname
Approximately 1,505 people bear this surname
Lyela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,497 | 1:35,365 | 4,129 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lyela (39) may also be a first name.
Lyela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lyela is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lyela is the 260,888th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,842,223 people. Lyela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lyela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lyela is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name globally, held by 39 people.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,497 people, or 1 in 35,365. In Tanzania Lyela is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 56 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 24 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Lyela
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