Yalwala Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Yalwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Yalwala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya651:710,46030,267
India81:95,883,173728,828

Yalwala Last Name Facts

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

Yalwala occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalwala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yalwala is the 2,220,661st most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Yalwala live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Yalwala is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 83 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 6 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalvala86203/
Yalbala864/
Yalwale862/
Jalwala862/
Jailwala8028/
Jalwale711/
Ialvala711/
Yalvale711/
Jalbala711/
Yalvalli678/
Jalbali573/
Jalvela573/
Gialvali532/
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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 Yalwala
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