Alà Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Alà Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alà Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Ala (70,187), Alá (18), Alã (3), Alâ (1) & Àla (1) are calculated separately.

Alà Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alà is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ala, Alá, Alã, Alâ or Àla. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alà? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Alà are found; 67 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,688,009. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Catalonia, where 75 percent live and Canary Islands, where 25 percent live. Apart from Spain it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ala8970,187/
Alá8918/
Alã893/
Alâ891/
Alàs865/
Allà861/
Àla781/
Gallà7534/
Alo6788,078/
Alò6779/
Aló6724/
Alô6712/
Olà672/
Alõ671/
Halàsz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alà
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