Ala Surname
Approximately 70,187 people bear this surname
Ala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20,780 | 1:36,914 | 2,638 |
| Nigeria | 8,162 | 1:21,703 | 1,950 |
| Philippines | 7,663 | 1:13,211 | 1,384 |
| Turkey | 4,238 | 1:18,363 | 2,205 |
| Egypt | 3,173 | 1:28,974 | 3,182 |
| Indonesia | 3,060 | 1:43,219 | 4,937 |
| Niger | 2,572 | 1:7,462 | 605 |
| Bangladesh | 2,253 | 1:70,731 | 3,437 |
| Iran | 1,808 | 1:42,468 | 4,894 |
| Peru | 1,388 | 1:22,899 | 2,566 |
| Togo | 1,365 | 1:5,310 | 1,020 |
| Bolivia | 1,206 | 1:8,803 | 1,017 |
| Afghanistan | 1,110 | 1:28,967 | 1,266 |
| Morocco | 988 | 1:34,895 | 5,588 |
| Italy | 950 | 1:64,375 | 11,487 |
| Pakistan | 894 | 1:199,825 | 4,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| United States | 843 | 1:429,963 | 37,116 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Vanuatu | 551 | 1:478 | 93 |
| Papua New Guinea | 548 | 1:14,879 | 1,444 |
| France | 397 | 1:167,312 | 26,048 |
| North Macedonia | 384 | 1:5,473 | 1,019 |
| Brazil | 290 | 1:738,187 | 26,980 |
| Russia | 235 | 1:613,290 | 53,852 |
| Jordan | 211 | 1:41,907 | 4,591 |
| United Arab Emirates | 211 | 1:43,423 | 4,416 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Solomon Islands | 191 | 1:3,037 | 308 |
| Argentina | 170 | 1:251,432 | 20,361 |
| Malaysia | 164 | 1:179,843 | 10,807 |
| Iraq | 152 | 1:230,406 | 5,073 |
| Finland | 140 | 1:39,262 | 4,986 |
| Moldova | 133 | 1:26,777 | 4,384 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| China | 115 | 1:11,889,753 | 719 |
| Spain | 110 | 1:425,019 | 22,707 |
| England | 102 | 1:546,255 | 33,762 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Qatar | 87 | 1:27,103 | 2,847 |
| Sweden | 84 | 1:117,223 | 8,378 |
| Tunisia | 83 | 1:7,357 | 1,234 |
| Kosovo | 78 | 1:23,870 | 2,645 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| Estonia | 69 | 1:19,157 | 3,287 |
| Ivory Coast | 67 | 1:344,347 | 12,387 |
| Taiwan | 66 | 1:355,223 | 2,819 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Mauritania | 55 | 1:74,452 | 5,004 |
| Poland | 49 | 1:775,689 | 62,719 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| American Samoa | 44 | 1:1,267 | 200 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Palestine | 33 | 1:137,844 | 7,971 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Lebanon | 30 | 1:187,903 | 8,189 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Yemen | 23 | 1:1,148,926 | 11,714 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Albania | 16 | 1:182,128 | 12,899 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Transnistria | 8 | 1:59,337 | 8,632 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Alá (18), Alà (6), Alã (3), Àla (1) & Alâ (1) are calculated separately.
Ala (219,647) may also be a first name.
Ala Demographics
Average Ala Salary in
United States
$48,187 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ala (Arabic: الاُ, Bengali: আলা, Georgian: ალა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﺀ, Hindi: अला, Marathi: अला, Oriya: ଆଲା, Russian: Ала) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Alá, Alà, Alã, Àla or Alâ. Click here for further potential spellings of Ala.
How Common Is The Last Name Ala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ala is the 8,104th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 103,830 people. The surname Ala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Ala reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 30 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ala is also the 4,763rd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 219,647 people.
This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 20,780 people, or 1 in 36,914. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 73 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 4 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 123 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.
Ala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ala last name is chiefly Muslim (75%) in Kenya, Sunni (60%) in Lebanon and Muslim (60%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ala surname are 2.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.53% registered with the party.
The amount Ala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.48% more than the national average, earning €36,480 per year; in Norway they earn 37.74% less than the national average, earning 215,480 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,483 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.25% less than the national average, earning R 75,456 per year; in United States they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $48,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $50,678 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ala in the Georgian language | ||
| ალა | ala | - |
| Ala in the Bengali language | ||
| আলা | ala | 86.73 |
| অল | ala | 4.42 |
| ালা | ala | 2.65 |
| অলা | ala | 1.77 |
| এলা | ela | 0.88 |
| আল | ala | 0.88 |
| Ala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲା | ala | 65.09 |
| ଅଲା | ala | 20.47 |
| ଆଲ | ala | 3.94 |
| ଅଳା | ala | 2.62 |
| ଆଳା | ala | 2.36 |
| ଅଲ | ala | 1.84 |
| ଆଳ | ala | 0.26 |
| ଅଳ | ala | 0.26 |
| Ala in the Marathi language | ||
| अला | ala | 55.07 |
| आला | ala | 21.74 |
| आळा | ala | 20.29 |
| ाला | ala | 1.45 |
| अळा | ala | 1.45 |
| Ala in the Hindi language | ||
| अला | ala | 52.51 |
| आला | ala | 45.64 |
| ाला | ala | 1.11 |
| एला | ela | 0.15 |
| अल | ala | 0.07 |
| Ala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻼﺀ | la | 27.27 |
| ﺍﻟﻠﻪ | allh | 18.18 |
| ﺁﻻ | ala | 13.64 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﻼﺀ | alla | 9.09 |
| ﻋﺎﻟﻪ | alh | 9.09 |
| ﻋﺎﻝ | al | 9.09 |
| ﻋﻼ | la | 4.55 |
| ﺃﻻ | ala | 4.55 |
| ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ | alaly | 4.55 |
| Ala in the Russian language | ||
| Ала | ala | - |
| Ala in the Arabic language | ||
| الاُ | alau | - |
| الّا | ala | - |
| آلاّ | ala | - |
| إلي | aly | - |
| ألا | ala | - |
| الاّ | ala | - |
| لا | la | - |
| الا | ala | - |
| آلا | ala | - |
| الي | aly | - |
| ليلاء | lyla | - |
| آلي | aly | - |
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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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