Yael Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3931:21,7753,237
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Yael (49,176) may also be a first name.

Yael Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yael (Arabic: ياعيل, Marathi: याएल, Oriya: ୟଏଲ, Russian: Яэль) is held by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yael? popularity and diffusion

Yael is the 485,771st most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. The surname Yael is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Yael are found; 58 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 18,764th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 49,176 people.

This last name is most numerous in Israel, where it is held by 393 people, or 1 in 21,775. In Israel Yael is mostly found in: Tel Aviv District, where 46 percent are found, Central District, where 23 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Israel it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Yael Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yael last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Yael earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning $39,967 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahel89324/
Yaele899/
Yiael892/
Yahiel8087/
Yaelle802/
Yeaele801/
Yaisel800/
Yoel752,699/
Jael751,747/
Iael7582/
Yail7564/
Yaile67459/
Jahel67259/
Yoell67174/
Yayil6778/
Yahil6753/
Jaele6746/
Yoele6712/
Yaill6711/
Yohel675/
Yoeul674/
Jaell673/
Yayol672/
Yoeel672/
Yoiel671/
Yahél671/
Jgael671/
Jađel671/
Iaiel671/
Jeael671/
Iaele671/
Hyoel671/
Yoeal670/
Yoehl670/

Yael Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yael in the Oriya language
ୟଏଲya'ela-
Yael in the Marathi language
याएलya'ela-
Yael in the Russian language
Яэльael-
Yael in the Arabic language
ياعيلyayl-
يائلyayl-
يائيلyayyl-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yael
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