Yelekal Surname
Approximately 1,772 people bear this surname
Yelekal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yelekal (19) may also be a first name.
Yelekal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelekal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yelekal has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Yelekal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelekal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 228,674th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,112,611 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yelekal live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yelekal is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Outside of Ethiopia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelekale | 93 | 4 | / |
| Oyelekal | 93 | 1 | / |
| Elekal | 92 | 5 | / |
| Yelikal | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yelakal | 86 | 4 | / |
| Elekhal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yelakaal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elikal | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ellikal | 71 | 8 | / |
| Yelakol | 71 | 4 | / |
| Elickal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ellikkal | 67 | 372 | / |
| Ellickal | 67 | 44 | / |
| Hailekal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ellaikal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yellakoll | 63 | 3 | / |
| Hayalikal | 63 | 1 | / |
| Eillikkal | 63 | 1 | / |
| Goylikaal | 63 | 1 | / |
| Elikol | 62 | 3 | / |
| Elikkol | 57 | 11 | / |
| Aleakol | 57 | 2 | / |
| Gelical | 57 | 1 | / |
| Huyllical | 50 | 2 | / |
| Huellical | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Yelekal
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