Bala Surname
Approximately 1,179,383 people bear this surname
Bala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 553,374 | 1:320 | 34 |
| India | 475,206 | 1:1,614 | 167 |
| Bangladesh | 47,673 | 1:3,343 | 323 |
| Nepal | 10,959 | 1:2,599 | 333 |
| Sudan | 7,560 | 1:4,962 | 714 |
| Angola | 7,099 | 1:3,802 | 559 |
| Niger | 7,092 | 1:2,706 | 284 |
| Philippines | 5,683 | 1:17,814 | 2,093 |
| Turkey | 5,281 | 1:14,736 | 1,836 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,970 | 1:4,187 | 607 |
| Pakistan | 3,622 | 1:49,322 | 2,034 |
| DR Congo | 3,243 | 1:22,781 | 2,879 |
| Algeria | 3,148 | 1:12,272 | 2,160 |
| Cameroon | 3,095 | 1:6,711 | 836 |
| Indonesia | 3,044 | 1:43,446 | 4,956 |
| Albania | 2,789 | 1:1,045 | 122 |
| Romania | 2,780 | 1:7,222 | 953 |
| United States | 2,668 | 1:135,854 | 14,228 |
| Malaysia | 1,911 | 1:15,434 | 1,542 |
| South Africa | 1,898 | 1:28,545 | 3,672 |
| Poland | 1,827 | 1:20,804 | 3,118 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,343 | 1:6,822 | 877 |
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Kosovo | 1,134 | 1:1,642 | 269 |
| Ukraine | 1,117 | 1:40,754 | 5,887 |
| Iran | 1,109 | 1:69,236 | 7,251 |
| Uganda | 975 | 1:40,040 | 5,117 |
| England | 962 | 1:57,919 | 6,962 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Papua New Guinea | 858 | 1:9,503 | 771 |
| Yemen | 785 | 1:33,663 | 3,095 |
| Oman | 765 | 1:4,821 | 694 |
| Canada | 743 | 1:49,590 | 6,021 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Guatemala | 645 | 1:24,934 | 1,735 |
| Tanzania | 641 | 1:82,592 | 8,443 |
| Singapore | 629 | 1:8,756 | 485 |
| Kenya | 589 | 1:78,404 | 7,287 |
| France | 550 | 1:120,769 | 18,270 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Mauritania | 543 | 1:7,541 | 823 |
| Greece | 511 | 1:21,683 | 3,176 |
| Russia | 462 | 1:311,955 | 31,662 |
| Australia | 428 | 1:63,074 | 7,591 |
| Kuwait | 386 | 1:9,846 | 1,349 |
| Taiwan | 349 | 1:67,177 | 704 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Brazil | 330 | 1:648,710 | 23,986 |
| Benin | 304 | 1:33,999 | 4,426 |
| Serbia | 285 | 1:25,070 | 2,794 |
| Spain | 277 | 1:168,780 | 12,111 |
| Qatar | 275 | 1:8,575 | 940 |
| Turkmenistan | 269 | 1:20,406 | 572 |
| Ivory Coast | 267 | 1:86,409 | 4,624 |
| Bahrain | 235 | 1:5,739 | 1,064 |
| Afghanistan | 202 | 1:159,174 | 3,328 |
| Germany | 179 | 1:449,751 | 39,926 |
| Mexico | 176 | 1:705,263 | 10,879 |
| Kazakhstan | 169 | 1:104,630 | 11,491 |
| Zambia | 151 | 1:104,966 | 8,288 |
| Hong Kong | 141 | 1:52,025 | 927 |
| Czechia | 135 | 1:78,766 | 13,218 |
| Syria | 129 | 1:149,620 | 3,720 |
| Azerbaijan | 123 | 1:78,448 | 2,996 |
| Italy | 103 | 1:593,754 | 55,377 |
| Solomon Islands | 91 | 1:6,374 | 933 |
| Sweden | 89 | 1:110,638 | 7,962 |
| Burkina Faso | 85 | 1:215,907 | 4,539 |
| Congo | 79 | 1:63,153 | 5,612 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Peru | 73 | 1:435,399 | 13,331 |
| Argentina | 70 | 1:610,620 | 43,172 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 65 | 1:20,984 | 2,411 |
| Belgium | 55 | 1:209,030 | 27,072 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| Slovakia | 47 | 1:113,541 | 21,338 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| Lebanon | 42 | 1:134,216 | 6,954 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| Croatia | 22 | 1:192,209 | 23,417 |
| North Macedonia | 20 | 1:105,074 | 9,036 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 19 | 1:314,350 | 27,488 |
| Latvia | 19 | 1:107,897 | 15,192 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 1:436,182 | 20,063 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Iceland | 12 | 1:31,674 | 2,357 |
| Georgia | 11 | 1:340,504 | 14,961 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Balá (63), Băla (41), Bála (3), Balã (1), Bâla (1) & Bălă (231) are calculated separately.
Bala (871,727) may also be a first name.
Bala Demographics
Bala Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Bala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bala (Arabic: بالا, Bengali: বালা, Georgian: ბალა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻻ, Hindi: बाला, Marathi: बाळा, Oriya: ବାଳା, Russian: Бала, Tibetan: བཱ་ལ་) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as: Balá, Băla, Bála, Balã, Bâla or Bălă. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 434th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,179 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Bala live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,072nd most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 871,727 people.
Bala is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 553,374 people, or 1 in 320. In Nigeria Bala is mostly found in: Kano, where 16 percent live, Katsina, where 11 percent live and Kebbi, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 142 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent live and Bangladesh, where 4 percent live.
Bala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bala last name expanded 16,675 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 24,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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 those holding the Bala surname are 29.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bala in the Georgian language | ||
| ბალა | bala | - |
| Bala in the Bengali language | ||
| বালা | bala | 99.78 |
| বলা | bala | 0.14 |
| বল | bala | 0.05 |
| ভালা | bhala | 0.01 |
| Bala in the Hindi language | ||
| बाला | bala | 99.64 |
| बला | bala | 0.23 |
| वाला | vala | 0.09 |
| बाल | bala | 0.01 |
| बाळ | bala | 0 |
| ़बाला | bala | 0 |
| बेला | bela | 0 |
| बाला़ | bala | 0 |
| वाल | vala | 0 |
| बल | bala | 0 |
| गौड | gauda | 0 |
| लाला | lala | 0 |
| शर्मा | sarma | 0 |
| कला | kala | 0 |
| माला | mala | 0 |
| पाल | pala | 0 |
| बॉला | bola | 0 |
| बाना | bana | 0 |
| बालेा | balea | 0 |
| बा़ला | bala | 0 |
| बालाा | balaa | 0 |
| बालो | balo | 0 |
| बााला | baala | 0 |
| बाले | bale | 0 |
| Bala in the Marathi language | ||
| बाळा | bala | 75.97 |
| बाला | bala | 22.9 |
| बला | bala | 0.72 |
| बळा | bala | 0.1 |
| बाळ | bala | 0.06 |
| बाल | bala | 0.05 |
| बल | bala | 0.02 |
| बाळां | balam | 0.01 |
| बाऴा | bala | 0.01 |
| बाळल् | balal | 0 |
| Bala in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଳା | bala | 57.29 |
| ବାଲା | bala | 25.81 |
| ବଳ | bala | 3.36 |
| ବାଳାାଇଁ | balaa'im | 2.95 |
| ବଲା | bala | 2.91 |
| ବଳା | bala | 2.81 |
| ବାଲ | bala | 0.72 |
| ବାଳ | bala | 0.44 |
| ବିାଳ | biala | 0.31 |
| ବଲ | bala | 0.28 |
| ପାଳ | pala | 0.03 |
| େଶୖଳ | esala | 0.02 |
| ବାସ | basa | 0.02 |
| ମହାି | mahai | 0.02 |
| େବାଲା | ebala | 0.01 |
| ବାାଲ | baala | 0.01 |
| ଅନଦା | anada | 0.01 |
| ୀବାଳା | ibala | 0.01 |
| ଭଳ | bhala | 0.01 |
| ବଳୁ୍ଆ | balua | 0.01 |
| ଅଜୟ | ajaya | 0.01 |
| ଇବାଳା | ibala | 0.01 |
| ମାଳା | mala | 0.01 |
| ମଲି | mali | 0.01 |
| ବାକା | baka | 0.01 |
| ଇବାଲା | ibala | 0.01 |
| ଅନିଳା | anila | 0.01 |
| େବାଷ | ebasa | 0.01 |
| ବସ | basa | 0.01 |
| ଇବଳ | ibala | 0.01 |
| Bala in the Tibetan language | ||
| བཱ་ལ་ | bala | 50.89 |
| བ་ལ་ | bala | 44.64 |
| བཱ་ལཱ་ | bala | 0.89 |
| སྦ་ལྷ། | balha | 0.89 |
| སྦ་ལ་ | bala | 0.89 |
| བ་ལ | bala | 0.89 |
| བཱལ་ | bal | 0.89 |
| Bala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻻ | bala | 50.75 |
| ﺑﺎﻝ | bal | 23.38 |
| ﺑﺎﻟﻪ | balh | 15.92 |
| ﺑﻼ | bla | 4.98 |
| ﺑﻠﻪ | blh | 1.49 |
| ﺍﺑﻼﻝ | ablal | 1.49 |
| ﺑﻠﻠﻪ | bllh | 0.5 |
| ﺑﺎﻟﻞ | ball | 0.5 |
| ﺑﺎﻟﻼ | balla | 0.5 |
| Bala in the Russian language | ||
| Бала | bala | - |
| Bala in the Arabic language | ||
| بالا | bala | - |
| بلا | bla | - |
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Footnotes
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