Yalayala Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Yalayala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalayala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Yalayala (26) may also be a first name.

Yalayala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yalayala occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalayala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yalayala reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Yalayala is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalajala883/
Yallayula829/
Jalayalay821/
Jalayla80129/
Yalaela803/
Yalaila802/
Yalaula801/
Jalajala7533/
Yaliyali758/
Yaleyale756/
Yalajale754/
Ealajala751/
Yaloyalo751/
Yalawela751/
Yalale7186/
Yallojala717/
Jalajalaj711/
Yalieyali711/
Yallale6712/
Jalaila677/
Yaloula675/
Yollayolla674/
Yollayella673/
Yaluila671/

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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
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  • 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 Yalayala
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