Alaha Surname
Approximately 578 people bear this surname
Alaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 304 | 1:582,706 | 28,118 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Solomon Islands | 54 | 1:10,741 | 1,884 |
| Pakistan | 45 | 1:3,969,864 | 28,516 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Alaha (658) may also be a first name.
Alaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alaha (Arabic: الها, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻩ, Hindi: आलहा, Marathi: आलाहा, Oriya: ଆଲହା) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 552,088th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Alaha live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alaha is also the 323,699th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 658 people.
The surname Alaha is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 582,706. In Nigeria Alaha is most frequent in: Benue, where 66 percent reside, Plateau, where 14 percent reside and Taraba, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Alaha exists in 15 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alaha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲହା | alaha | 75 |
| ଅଲହା | alaha | 25 |
| Alaha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻼﻩ | lah | 66.67 |
| ﻋﻼﻫﺎ | laha | 33.33 |
| Alaha in the Hindi language | ||
| आलहा | alaha | 55.56 |
| आल्हा | al'ha | 22.22 |
| अलाहा | alaha | 11.11 |
| आलाहा | alaha | 11.11 |
| Alaha in the Marathi language | ||
| आलाहा | alaha | 50 |
| आलहा | alaha | 50 |
| Alaha in the Arabic language | ||
| الها | alha | - |
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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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- 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 Alaha
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