Yilani Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Yilani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yilani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
England11:55,718,059489,080

Yilani (32) may also be a first name.

Yilani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yilani Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yilani is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yilani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,202,518th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Yilani are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Yilani is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 32 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 345,081. In South Africa Yilani is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Yilani Last Name Statistics demography

Yilani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.23% less than the national average, earning R 139,656 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yailani9236/
Jyilani921/
Yelani831,049/
Eilani83282/
Iilani834/
Iylani834/
Ielani832/
Yiellangi801/
Jailani7736,145/
Jeylani777,750/
Jeilani771,585/
Jaylani771,548/
Yelangi7742/
Yellani7738/
Jhilani7727/
Joilani7710/
Heilani777/
Eailani776/
Jielani776/
Giilani775/
Yelanai775/
Ijilani774/
Jiilani772/
Giylani772/
Juilani772/
Yelyani772/
Yelaini772/
Yeylani771/
Yhelani771/
Yelanie771/
Heylani771/
Jyelani771/
Ihilani771/
Yelhani771/
Jeylaani71400/
Jaylaani71395/
Jailaini7133/
Yelanich7127/
Juiliani7126/
Yellangi7113/
Yoyolani7110/
Jaillani718/
Jailanie715/
Yelainni714/
Ijilaini714/
Aiyelani713/
Yoeliani713/
Jailanni712/
Jiilaani712/
Jhailani712/
Jailanii711/
Jeilaani711/
Yesleani711/
Jhilangi711/
Jeylanei711/
Hehilani711/
Jeeilani711/
Yelangai711/
Jelani6711,524/
Yelane674,681/
Elhani672,127/
Elyani671,044/
Elangi67317/
Elayni67142/
Iilane6741/
Eelani6736/
Yelana6735/
Giuiliani6710/
Elanni679/
Iyloni675/
Elauni672/
Jeeylaani672/
Elanoi671/
Elanih671/
Ejjailani671/
Elanyi671/

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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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  • 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 Yilani
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