Yegela Surname
Approximately 3,215 people bear this surname
Yegela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,213 | 1:16,477 | 2,132 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Yegela (1,062) may also be a first name.
Yegela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yegela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yegela is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yegela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yegela is the 139,108th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,266,733 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yegela live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 245,583rd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 1,062 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,213 people, or 1 in 16,477. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 30 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 27 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 23 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Yegela
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