Yalé Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yalé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

The alternate forms: Yale (12,170) are calculated separately.

Yalé Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yalé is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Yale. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalé? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Yalé is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yalé reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The surname Yalé is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger it is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 50 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 25 percent reside. Other than Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 38 percent reside and Mauritania, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yale9212,170/
Yala7527,188/
Yali759,224/
Yaly753,044/
Yalj7523/
Yalí753/
Yalá752/
Jalé751/
Yalı751/
Yalla6728,410/
Yayla6725,498/
Yağli676,406/
Yayli673,465/
Yalle672,862/
Yalli672,565/
Yoali671,424/
Yally671,377/
Yaliç67866/
Yalgi67865/
Yaala67720/
Yaled67529/
Jyala67459/
Yiale67441/
Yalee67436/
Yalij67383/
Yalip67365/
Yalis67352/
Yalid67328/
Yalet67301/
Yales67267/
Jyali67260/
Yalya67252/
Yaleh67195/
Yalay67192/
Yaley67181/
Yalie67165/
Yalei67123/
Yaleu67110/
Yaliz67109/
Yalia67106/
Yaali6780/
Yahle6779/
Yalep6777/
Yasli6775/
Yalaj6753/
Yalhi6751/
Yalai6741/
Yoale6740/
Yalyy6736/
Yalea6735/
Yalyi6732/
Yaale6729/
Yaloi6723/
Yaler6723/
Yalio6721/
Yalaa6717/
Yalyo6711/
Yalui679/
Hyali679/
Yahli678/
Yalit678/
Yiala677/
Yahly676/
Yatli676/
Yajla675/
Yalge675/
Yağlı674/
Hyale674/
Hyala673/
Yaloy673/
Yalje673/
Yalii673/
Jallé672/
Yalez672/
Yaloa672/
Hyaly672/
Yayle672/
Yasle671/
Yaliy671/
Yaloj671/
Yhale671/
Yalıç671/
Yalyz671/
Yajli671/
Yhala671/
Yalih671/
Yaluy671/
Jyale671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yalé
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis