Alabala Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alabala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alabala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Alabala (69) may also be a first name.

Alabala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alabala (Bengali: অলবালা, Marathi: आलबाळा, Oriya: ଆଲବାଲା, Russian: Алабала) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alabala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alabala is the 1,581,912th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Alabala are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 69 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 90 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Oyo, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Alabala occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alabala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alabala in the Bengali language
অলবালাalabala-
Alabala in the Oriya language
ଆଲବାଲାalabala-
Alabala in the Marathi language
आलबाळाalabala-
Alabala in the Russian language
Алабалаalabala-

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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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  • 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 Alabala
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