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
The last name Alaha (Arabic: الها, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻩ, Hindi: आलहा, Marathi: आलाहा, Oriya: ଆଲହା) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alaha is the 552,088th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. The last name Alaha occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Alaha are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 323,699th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 658 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 582,706. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 66 percent live, Plateau, where 14 percent live and Taraba, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent live.
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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