Yilah Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Yilah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Yilah (36) may also be a first name.
Yilah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yilah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yilah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yilah? popularity and diffusion
Yilah is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Yilah reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yilah is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 36 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Yilah is mostly found in: Gombe, where 73 percent reside, Bauchi, where 9 percent reside and Kogi, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 23 percent reside and Thailand, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yillah | 91 | 165 | / |
| Yailah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yuilah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oyielah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yoila | 80 | 1,475 | / |
| Yelah | 80 | 64 | / |
| Yiila | 80 | 9 | / |
| Eilah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yiela | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iilah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hyila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaailaha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hyilliah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyiela | 73 | 650 | / |
| Yellah | 73 | 447 | / |
| Ayiela | 73 | 206 | / |
| Jailah | 73 | 116 | / |
| Jaylah | 73 | 72 | / |
| Yoyila | 73 | 50 | / |
| Yelash | 73 | 47 | / |
| Aayila | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yeslah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Heilah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yaaila | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yiesla | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jeilah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihilah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yelgah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yelaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yelahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joilah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joylah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iylahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaiela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyliah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giylah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iylash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyuila | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yela | 67 | 15,947 | / |
| Hjailah | 67 | 777 | / |
| Iila | 67 | 94 | / |
| Iela | 67 | 68 | / |
| Iyla | 67 | 14 | / |
| Joilath | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aayilla | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ioyiola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yellaih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayiella | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanyila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heillah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yellash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jailash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jailaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijillah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaillah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyolaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joilaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aijelah | 67 | 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 Yilah
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