Yilkal Surname

110,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yilkal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yilkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,1851:23,3092,960
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Yilkal (4,291) may also be a first name.

Yilkal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yilkal is found most in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yilkal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,931st most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,740,102 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yilkal live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yilkal is also the 105,624th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 4,291 people.

The last name Yilkal is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,185 people, or 1 in 23,309. Not including Ethiopia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Yilkal Last Name Statistics demography

Yilkal earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yilekal924/
Ilkal9136/
Yilekale861/
Ilkale838/
Gilkal837/
Ilkall837/
Ilkhal831/
Ilkkale7710/
Elkal735/
Ilkol732/
Hailekal713/
Elkhal671,774/
Elkahl671/
Huilcal62140/
Elkahal6213/
Elkhall626/
Elkheal624/
Helkale622/
Elkalhe621/
Elkhale621/
Elkhald621/
Elkol55578/
Helkassel530/
Elkole50183/
Elkhol504/
Elkool502/
Elcall501/
Elkoul501/

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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 Yilkal
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