Yalya Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Yalya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 215 | 1:37,924 | 4,566 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Yalya (110) may also be a first name.
Yalya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yalya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yalya (Marathi: यलया, Russian: Яля) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yalya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,009,375th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Yalya occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Yalya are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yalya is also the 895,203rd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 110 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 37,924. In Papua New Guinea Yalya is most common in: Enga, where 89 percent are found, National Capital District, where 10 percent are found and Morobe, where 1 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yalya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yalya in the Marathi language | ||
| यलया | yalaya | 95 |
| याला | yala | 2.5 |
| यल | yala | 2.5 |
| Yalya in the Russian language | ||
| Яля | ala | - |
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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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- 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 Yalya
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