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Cognomen Bayala (Bayala
, بيالا) , worldwide, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Bayala is characteristic of Burkina Faso, where it is quite a common surname, Ivory Coast, where it is quite a rare surname, and Malta. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Mali. Very seldom, Bayala is the forename as well as the last name.