173.8 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Bala Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bala (Arabic: بالا, Bengali: বালা, Georgian: ბალა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻻ, Hindi: बाला, Marathi: बाळा, Oriya: ବାଳା, Russian: Бала, Tibetan: བཱ་ལ་) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Balá, Băla, Bála, Balã, Bâla or Bălă. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bala? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 434^th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,179 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Bala are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bala is also the 1,072^nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 871,727 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 553,374 people, or 1 in 320. In Nigeria Bala is most frequent in: Kano, where 16 percent are found, Katsina, where 11 percent are found and Kebbi, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 142 countries. It is also found in India, where 40 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found.

Bala Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Bala has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 16,675 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 24,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bala Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bala last name is chiefly Muslim (90%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (78%) in Lebanon, Muslim (85%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Bala are 29.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83% being registered with the party.

The amount Bala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.43% less than the national average, earning €24,196 per year; in Norway they earn 56.68% more than the national average, earning 542,231 kr per year; in Peru they earn 69.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,908 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.33% more than the national average, earning R 323,976 per year; in United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.67% more than the national average, earning $57,964 CAD per year.