Yall Surname

280,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania9381:4,366520
Senegal3321:43,914762
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
India131:59,005,029552,550
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
United States91:40,273,215872,126
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Yall (89) may also be a first name.

Yall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yall (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻝ, Russian: Ялл) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yall? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 280,928th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,303,891 people. Yall occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Yall live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Yall is also the 1,011,231st most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 89 people.

The surname Yall is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 938 people, or 1 in 4,366. In Mauritania Yall is most common in: Brakna Region, where 47 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 24 percent are found and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 18 percent are found. Beside Mauritania Yall is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Yall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yall surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalle892,862/
Hyall896/
Yaall895/
Yallh892/
Yhall891/
Yallp891/
Yal862,454/
Yasell8054/
Hyallh809/
Yaslle803/
Yacell801/
Hyalle801/
Uyyall801/
Yallle801/
Yale7512,170/
Yoal758,311/
Jall75433/
Yahl75385/
Yoll75101/
Yalt7585/
Jyal7574/
Hyal7562/
Yald7535/
Yaal7518/
Yalh757/
Eall756/
Yasl754/
Yaël754/
Iall751/
Yalı751/
Yatl751/
Yial751/
Yayl751/
Yhal751/
Yalp750/
Yaoulle7312/
Yassell738/
Yallowa734/
Haiyall731/
Yallova731/
Uyyaall731/
Ayyalle731/
Jalle672,343/
Geall67615/
Yiale67441/
Yacel67422/
Yatel67293/
Yasil67275/
Yağal67265/
Yolle67164/
Yagli67110/
Yaşıl6791/
Yahul6788/
Aayal6788/
Ayyal6781/
Uyyal6779/
Jhall6774/
Ajyal6769/
Ehall6741/
Yaale6729/
Aiyal6726/
Yatil6725/
Yahal6724/
Jallh6716/
Yasel6711/
Jeall679/
Hjall678/
Yoalh677/
Yahyl677/
Heall675/
Jalhl674/
Hyale674/
Yağlı674/
Yooll673/
Ayial673/
Ialle672/
Hiall672/
Eiyal672/
Yayle672/
Jaill672/
Yasle671/
Jaall671/
Eeall671/
Eyjal671/
Yhale671/
Yieal671/
Uiyal671/
Ujyal671/
Hyatl671/
Ihall671/
Jaull671/
Jyale671/
Oyoll671/
Yaldh671/
Yacil671/
Ayyaalle671/
Yihal671/
Yhaal671/
Yhail671/
Jahll671/
Jalll671/
Hyalt670/
Yoeal670/

Yall Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yall in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻝyal97.25
ﻳﺎﻟﻲyaly0.39
Yall in the Russian language
Яллall-

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