Amala Surname
Approximately 7,480 people bear this surname
Amala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,389 | 1:321,082 | 17,822 |
| Indonesia | 1,672 | 1:79,096 | 8,398 |
| Nigeria | 1,332 | 1:132,990 | 8,621 |
| DR Congo | 835 | 1:88,479 | 10,091 |
| Kenya | 345 | 1:133,855 | 10,969 |
| Cameroon | 205 | 1:101,313 | 11,968 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Philippines | 134 | 1:755,509 | 74,327 |
| Papua New Guinea | 127 | 1:64,202 | 8,352 |
| Niger | 78 | 1:246,052 | 7,845 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Àmala (1) are calculated separately.
Amala (77,555) may also be a first name.
Amala Demographics
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Amala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amala (Arabic: امعلا, Bengali: অমলা, Georgian: ამალა, Hindi: अमला, Marathi: अमला, Oriya: ଅମଲା, Russian: Амала, Tibetan: ཨ་མ་ལ་) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Àmala. Click here for other potential spellings of Amala.
How Common Is The Last Name Amala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 66,634th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 974,271 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Amala reside; 32 percent reside in South Asia and 32 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 12,705th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 77,555 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 2,389 people, or 1 in 321,082. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 31 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 25 percent live and Telangana, where 21 percent live. Not including India Amala occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Amala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Amala has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Amala surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Amala last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.
Amala earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amala in the Georgian language | ||
| ამალა | amala | - |
| Amala in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་མ་ལ་ | amala | - |
| Amala in the Bengali language | ||
| অমলা | amala | 97.44 |
| আমলা | amala | 2.56 |
| Amala in the Hindi language | ||
| अमला | amala | 87.08 |
| अमाला | amala | 6.2 |
| आमला | amala | 4.13 |
| ामला | amala | 1.03 |
| आमाला | amala | 0.52 |
| ज़ामाला | zamala | 0.26 |
| माल | mala | 0.26 |
| आलम | alama | 0.26 |
| Amala in the Marathi language | ||
| अमला | amala | 69.07 |
| अमाला | amala | 10.31 |
| आमला | amala | 9.28 |
| अमळा | amala | 5.15 |
| आमळा | amala | 2.06 |
| आमल | amala | 1.03 |
| अंमला | ammala | 1.03 |
| अमाळा | amala | 1.03 |
| माल | mala | 1.03 |
| Amala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅମଲା | amala | 53.9 |
| ଅମଳା | amala | 26.1 |
| ଆମଲା | amala | 9.15 |
| ଆମାଲା | amala | 3.05 |
| ଅମଲ | amala | 2.37 |
| ଅମଳ | amala | 2.03 |
| ଆମିଳା | amila | 0.34 |
| ଅମାଲୁ | amalu | 0.34 |
| ଆମଳା | amala | 0.34 |
| କମଳା | kamala | 0.34 |
| ଅଁଳା | amla | 0.34 |
| ଅମାଳା | amala | 0.34 |
| Amala in the Russian language | ||
| Амала | amala | - |
| Amala in the Arabic language | ||
| امعلا | amla | - |
| أملا | amla | - |
| امالا | amala | - |
| املا | amla | - |
| املي | amly | - |
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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 Amala
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