Yela Surname
Approximately 15,947 people bear this surname
Yela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 10,788 | 1:4,428 | 693 |
| Ecuador | 1,378 | 1:11,543 | 1,859 |
| Spain | 746 | 1:62,670 | 5,669 |
| DR Congo | 732 | 1:100,928 | 11,306 |
| India | 601 | 1:1,276,315 | 50,343 |
| Tanzania | 405 | 1:130,720 | 12,231 |
| Nigeria | 253 | 1:700,169 | 32,315 |
| Guatemala | 226 | 1:71,162 | 2,577 |
| Congo | 213 | 1:23,423 | 2,592 |
| Mexico | 147 | 1:844,396 | 11,980 |
| United States | 142 | 1:2,552,528 | 155,105 |
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| Venezuela | 72 | 1:419,501 | 8,522 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Yela (1,596) may also be a first name.
Yela Demographics
Average Yela Salary in
United States
$44,639 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻞ, Hindi: येला, Marathi: येला, Oriya: େୟଲା, Tibetan: ཡིད་ལ་) is most common in Colombia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,305th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 456,985 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Yela are found; 77 percent are found in South America and 68 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Yela is also the 193,491st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 1,596 people.
It is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is carried by 10,788 people, or 1 in 4,428. In Colombia Yela is mostly concentrated in: Nariño Department, where 60 percent live, Putumayo Department, where 18 percent live and Valle del Cauca Department, where 10 percent live. Outside of Colombia Yela is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 9 percent live and Spain, where 5 percent live.
Yela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yela surname rose 14,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Yela last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Yela earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 28.27% less than the national average, earning $16,284,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $44,639 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻞ | yl | - |
| Yela in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཡིད་ལ་ | yila | - |
| Yela in the Hindi language | ||
| येला | yela | - |
| Yela in the Oriya language | ||
| େୟଲା | eyala | - |
| Yela in the Marathi language | ||
| येला | yela | 86.84 |
| येळा | yela | 13.16 |
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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 Yela
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