Yohala Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Yohala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Yohala (11) may also be a first name.
Yohala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yohala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yohala is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yohala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yohala is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Yohala reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yohala is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 33 percent reside, Edo, where 33 percent reside and Sokoto, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yohalla | 92 | 7 | / |
| Yoala | 91 | 107 | / |
| Yohola | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yoalay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yohalo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Johala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Youhola | 77 | 8 | / |
| Yoholah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yohalio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yojjala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joala | 73 | 363 | / |
| Yaola | 73 | 140 | / |
| Yoola | 73 | 46 | / |
| Youhoula | 71 | 36 | / |
| Youhalou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yahola | 67 | 427 | / |
| Jouala | 67 | 171 | / |
| Johola | 67 | 138 | / |
| Yaoula | 67 | 65 | / |
| Yooula | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yaolai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gioala | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yoolai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ioaloa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Joaila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Joalas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaolat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yoolah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoholo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yootla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoaloh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iohola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhaola | 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 Yohala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis