Abala Surname
Approximately 8,345 people bear this surname
Abala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,266 | 1:44,677 | 7,172 |
| Kenya | 1,136 | 1:40,651 | 4,262 |
| DR Congo | 862 | 1:85,707 | 9,810 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Nigeria | 670 | 1:264,392 | 15,129 |
| Uganda | 647 | 1:60,339 | 6,985 |
| India | 545 | 1:1,407,459 | 53,983 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| Niger | 324 | 1:59,235 | 2,840 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Papua New Guinea | 115 | 1:70,902 | 9,258 |
| Benin | 41 | 1:252,088 | 22,137 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Congo | 12 | 1:415,758 | 10,462 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Abala (19,097) may also be a first name.
Abala Demographics
Abala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Abala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abala (Arabic: ابلا, Bengali: অবলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﺒﻼ, Hindi: अबला, Marathi: आबला, Oriya: ଅବଳା, Russian: Абала) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 60,377th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 873,283 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Abala live; 27 percent live in Southeast Asia and 24 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 39,142nd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 19,097 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,266 people, or 1 in 44,677. In The Philippines Abala is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 27 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 15 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring The Philippines it exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Abala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Abala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Abala last name increased 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Abala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Abala last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Abala earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $49,886 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﺒﻼ | abla | - |
| Abala in the Bengali language | ||
| অবলা | abala | 99.81 |
| Abala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅବଳା | abala | 94.06 |
| ଅବଲା | abala | 3.21 |
| ଅବଳାାଇଁ | abalaa'im | 2.02 |
| ଆବଳା | abala | 0.12 |
| ଅବାଳା | abala | 0.08 |
| ଅବଲ | abala | 0.04 |
| ଅବନା | abana | 0.04 |
| ଅେବାଲା | aebala | 0.04 |
| ସାମଲ | samala | 0.04 |
| Abala in the Marathi language | ||
| आबला | abala | 63.85 |
| आबळा | abala | 16.41 |
| अबला | abala | 6.67 |
| अबाला | abala | 4.87 |
| अबळा | abala | 3.08 |
| आबाला | abala | 2.56 |
| आबाळा | abala | 0.77 |
| अंबाला | ambala | 0.51 |
| आबाल | abala | 0.26 |
| अाबला | aabala | 0.26 |
| अलका | alaka | 0.26 |
| Abala in the Hindi language | ||
| अबला | abala | 52.7 |
| आबला | abala | 46.28 |
| ाबाला | abala | 0.34 |
| आबाला | abala | 0.34 |
| अब्बला | abbala | 0.34 |
| Abala in the Russian language | ||
| Абала | abala | - |
| Abala in the Arabic language | ||
| ابلا | abla | - |
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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
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