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
Amala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amala (Arabic: امعلا, Bengali: অমলা, Georgian: ამალა, Hindi: अमला, Marathi: अमला, Oriya: ଅମଲା, Russian: Амала, Tibetan: ཨ་མ་ལ་) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Àmala. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 66,634th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 974,271 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Amala live; 32 percent live in South Asia and 32 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Amala is also the 12,705th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 77,555 people.
The surname Amala is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2,389 people, or 1 in 321,082. In India Amala is most common in: Gujarat, where 31 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 25 percent live and Telangana, where 21 percent live. Barring India this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Amala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Amala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Amala last name rose 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Amala surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the 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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