Yahila Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Yahila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yahila (39) may also be a first name.

Yahila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yahila (Hindi: यहिला, Marathi: याहीला) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yahila.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahila? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yahila reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 39 people.

Yahila is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Yahila is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 69 percent reside and Geita Region, where 31 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahuila921/
Yaila91462/
Yayila83466/
Yahela83182/
Jahila8339/
Yohila8320/
Yaitla839/
Yailla833/
Hyaila831/
Yailap831/
Yaiela831/
Yahilo831/
Yailya831/
Jahilay7762/
Yauilla7722/
Yahella7718/
Yajjila777/
Jahilah775/
Yauhela774/
Jahilaa772/
Yohilla771/
Jahilla771/
Ayyaila771/
Yeailla771/
Yayiola771/
Yaehlla771/
Yoila731,475/
Yailo73256/
Yaela73158/
Eaila733/
Iaila732/
Jahiliah716/
Geahilai711/
Yayola6760/
Yoyila6750/
Jahilo6747/
Yahelo6721/
Yayilo6713/
Yaaela677/
Yailoh675/
Jaaila674/
Joaila674/
Johila673/
Jahela671/
Yailey671/
Yeailo671/
Yailou671/
Iayila671/
Yaelas671/
Youila671/

Yahila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yahila in the Hindi language
यहिलाyahila-
Yahila in the Marathi language
याहीलाyahila50
यहीलाyahila50

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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 Yahila
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