Yale Surname
Approximately 12,170 people bear this surname
Yale Surname Definition:
A Dialectal form of Hale, q.v.
Yale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,332 | 1:108,781 | 11,881 |
| Nigeria | 1,335 | 1:132,691 | 8,604 |
| DR Congo | 1,231 | 1:60,016 | 7,159 |
| Niger | 1,176 | 1:16,320 | 1,088 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,172 | 1:19,685 | 1,491 |
| Iran | 857 | 1:89,595 | 9,015 |
| England | 440 | 1:126,632 | 12,659 |
| Bolivia | 380 | 1:27,938 | 1,967 |
| Papua New Guinea | 357 | 1:22,840 | 2,492 |
| Canada | 342 | 1:107,736 | 11,580 |
| Peru | 304 | 1:104,553 | 6,529 |
| India | 167 | 1:4,593,206 | 118,643 |
| Cameroon | 141 | 1:147,298 | 16,269 |
| Iraq | 141 | 1:248,381 | 5,326 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Thailand | 86 | 1:821,376 | 131,940 |
| Wales | 68 | 1:45,508 | 4,331 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Senegal | 57 | 1:255,778 | 1,562 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| China | 45 | 1:30,384,924 | 1,604 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| Palestine | 13 | 1:349,911 | 11,386 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 200 | 1:121,877 | 11,575 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 989 | 1:50,777 | 5,755 |
The alternate forms: Yalé (8) are calculated separately.
Yale (6,593) may also be a first name.
Yale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Dialectal form of Hale, q.v.
(English) Dweller at a corner, nook or secret place, or at the side of a hill.
A correspondent styles this "a genuine Cambrian name, from the family seat in Flintshire."
Local. From a lordship of the same name in Wales.
From the Flemish, Jell; a personal name.
Yale Demographics
Average Yale Salary in
United States
$46,874 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yale (Arabic: يايل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﻞ, Hindi: याले, Marathi: याळे) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Yalé. For other potential spellings of Yale click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yale? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,766th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 598,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Yale live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 24 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 80,657th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 6,593 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,332 people, or 1 in 108,781. In The United States Yale is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Yale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yale has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 337 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 6,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Yale surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Yale last name are 13.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.49% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,390 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.04% less than the national average, earning R 30,792 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $23,373,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $46,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $46,066 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yale in the Hindi language | ||
| याले | yale | - |
| Yale in the Marathi language | ||
| याळे | yale | 58.1 |
| यळे | yale | 26.67 |
| यले | yale | 11.43 |
| याले | yale | 3.81 |
| Yale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻌﻞ | yl | 50 |
| ﻳﻠﻪ | ylh | 25 |
| ﻳﺎﻝ | yal | 25 |
| Yale in the Arabic language | ||
| يايل | yayl | - |
| يل | yl | - |
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