Yail Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

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

Yail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Yail (268) may also be a first name.

Yail Last Name Facts

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

Yail (Hindi: यैल, Marathi: यईल, Oriya: ଯାଇଲାଇଁ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yail? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Yail reside; 38 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 38 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yail is also the 543,171st most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 268 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 67 percent reside, Enga, where 25 percent reside and Morobe, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Yail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yail has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yail last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaile89459/
Yayil8978/
Yahil8953/
Yaill8911/
Yahiel8087/
Yaille804/
Yaisle800/
Yaisel800/
Yael75684/
Yoil75569/
Iail754/
Eail753/
Yaichil7377/
Yailova7322/
Yahuilt7316/
Yaisilp732/
Ayyayil731/
Yaouile731/
Jahil673,205/
Yahel67324/
Joail67195/
Youil6746/
Yaele679/
Yohil675/
Yiael672/
Yayol672/
Jeail671/
Yoiel671/
Jaail671/
Eaill671/
Iaiel671/
Yooil671/
Yoile671/
Yahél671/
Yoeal670/
Eahil670/

Yail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yail in the Oriya language
ଯାଇଲାଇଁya'ila'im-
Yail in the Marathi language
यईलya'ila76.92
याईलya'ila23.08
Yail in the Hindi language
यैलyaila50
याईलya'ila50

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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
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  • 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 Yail
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