Vahyala Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Vahyala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Vahyala (202) may also be a first name.
Vahyala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vahyala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vahyala is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vahyala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,537,949th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Vahyala is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Vahyala are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 637,340th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 202 people.
Vahyala is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 1,331,900. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 94 percent are found, Lagos, where 4 percent are found and Rivers, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Vahyala occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Dominica, where 1 percent are found and India, 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 Vahyala
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