Nyall Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nyall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Nyall (154) may also be a first name.

Nyall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyall (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻝ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyall? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Nyall occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Nyall are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 740,891st most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 154 people.

The last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Nyall is most common in: Assaba Region, where 50 percent are found and Hodh Chargui Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyal8912,903/
N'Yalle8312/
Nyalleh831/
Neall80911/
Gnall80402/
Niall80362/
Nyoll8012/
Nhall805/
N'Yal804/
Nyhal804/
Nyaal803/
Njall803/
Nhyal803/
Nyoal801/
Nyalt800/
Naiyalle771/
Nyahal73156/
Njalle73105/
Nyagli7398/
Gnalle7386/
Nehall7358/
Naiyal7350/
Nayyal7329/
Nialle7321/
Nyhale7320/
Nyaleh7318/
N'Yale7312/
Neyyal739/
Neyoll736/
Naayal733/
N'Iall733/
Nyahle732/
Nihall732/
Nyhayl731/
Nyaiel731/
Nayjal731/
Noyeal731/
Neiyal731/
Nyhalt731/
Neal67147,864/
Nial6723,473/
Nhal67323/
Nyahale67269/
Njal67121/
Nyol6792/
Neyyale677/
Nyalowa674/
Naheyal672/
Gnal672/
Niallle671/
Ngnalle671/
Nehyhal671/
Nyalova671/
Naiyale671/

Nyall Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyall in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻝanyal-

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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 Nyall
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