Yagala Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yagala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yagala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3681:143,86313,168
India3171:2,419,76578,066
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Yagala (142) may also be a first name.

Yagala Last Name Facts

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

Yagala (Oriya: ୟାଗାଲା) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yagala.

How Common Is The Last Name Yagala? popularity and diffusion

Yagala is the 435,773rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,248,155 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Yagala are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 775,413th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 142 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 143,863. In Tanzania Yagala is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 46 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 33 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangala923,411/
Yagalla92190/
Yaggala9245/
Yaagala9217/
Yagalas929/
Yagatla925/
Yiagala921/
Yaghala921/
Yangalla8641/
Yangalia8621/
Yagalass8610/
Ayyagala865/
Aiyagala863/
Yangalay863/
Ayiagala861/
Yangaala861/
Yangalai861/
Yaagaala861/
Yagalaja861/
Yajngala861/
Yaangala861/
Eagala83413/
Yagali83200/
Jagala83128/
Yagola8353/
Yagale8321/
Iagala835/
Yagalo833/
Yagela832/
Yagaly832/
Yogala831/
Ayyagalla80416/
Aiyagalla8023/
Yagatella8012/
Yagatilla806/
Aayagalla804/
Oyeaghala802/
Ajyagalla801/
Jangala773,785/
Yangali772,167/
Yangale77403/
Yangola77112/
Jagalla77111/
Yagiela7796/
Yangalo7791/
Jaggala7771/
Yangaly7748/
Eeagala7729/
Jagalap7718/
Yagaylo7714/
Yongala7714/
Yaghale7713/
Jagalay7710/
Yagalyo777/
Yahgali777/
Jaghala775/
Yaagali774/
Jaagala774/
Eagalla773/
Jaygala773/
Yaggali773/
Yagoula773/
Ijagala772/
Jagalat772/
Jyogala771/
Jhagala771/
Jagaala771/
Jagalad771/
Eaagala771/
Yogalla771/
Yagaali771/
Yagalip771/
Yaggela771/
Yagolla771/
Ayogala771/
Jagalah771/
Jagalia771/
Jagasla771/
Jjagala771/
Yagaley771/
Yagalie771/
Yagalio771/
Yaghali771/
Yagalle771/
Hyagale771/
Yangailo71311/
Jangalla71288/
Jangalay71214/
Jangaala71149/
Yangolla7170/
Yangalio7143/
Jangalia7134/
Janghala7133/
Yangalou7132/
Jaggalla7130/
Yangalyo7127/
Yangaali7125/
Hyangola7121/
Janggala7110/
Jangalai719/
Jakgalla715/
Jagahala713/
Yongalla713/
Yangalli712/
Jangalya711/
Jihagala711/
Jhagalay711/
Jaangala711/
Jagalaph711/
Jagaulla711/
Ayyagola711/
Goyyagaalla711/
Yanngali711/
Yaggolla711/
Yagaliss711/
Yaghaile711/
Yahgalli711/
Ajiagala711/
Jagale671,234/
Jagali67861/
Jagaly67233/
Yagelo67176/
Jogala67130/
Yagolo6793/
Yagoli6764/
Jagela6756/
Jagała6731/
Ihangalaj6727/
Iagalo6727/
Iagale6720/
Jagola6716/
Jihangala6715/
Yogola6713/
Eagale6711/
Jagalo6710/
Yogale679/
Ihangalay677/
Yogali676/
Yogela676/
Giangalau674/
Yagoly673/
Jangaalaa671/
Eagola671/
Ayyagalli671/
Ajjagalla671/
Jhangalia671/
Yagole671/

Yagala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yagala in the Oriya language
ୟାଗାଲାyagala50
ୟଗଲାନାନୀyagalanani25
ୟଗଲାyagala25

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