Yiala Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Yiala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Yiala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yiala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yiala is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Yiala live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Yiala is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Yiala is most common in: Centre Region, where 75 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Yiala
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