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

The last name Chala (Arabic: تشالا, Bengali: চালা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻠﻪ, Hindi: चला, Marathi: चला, Oriya: ଚାଲା, Russian: Чала, Tibetan: ཆ་་ལ།) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Chalá, Chalà or Chála. Click here for further potential spellings of Chala.

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

The surname is the 7,334^th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 94,207 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Chala reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 6,587^th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 159,481 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 54,733 people, or 1 in 1,782. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in 86 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 11 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Chala Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Chala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chala surname increased 4,067 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chala Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Chala surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.27% less than the national average, earning 244,766 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,546 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.77% less than the national average, earning R 140,760 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.09% less than the national average, earning $21,093,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $40,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $54,313 CAD per year.