Dahala Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Dahala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dahala (152) may also be a first name.
Dahala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dahala (Hindi: दहला, Marathi: दहला, Oriya: ଦହଲା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahala? popularity and diffusion
Dahala is the 2,661,929th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Dahala live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 152 people.
Dahala is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most common in: Borno, where 96 percent reside and Kaduna, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 28 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dahala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahala in the Hindi language | ||
| दहला | dahala | - |
| Dahala in the Marathi language | ||
| दहला | dahala | 75 |
| दहाला | dahala | 25 |
| Dahala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦହଲା | dahala | 52.94 |
| ଦହଳା | dahala | 17.65 |
| ଡାହାଲା | d'ahala | 11.76 |
| ଦହଲ | dahala | 5.88 |
| ଡହଲା | dahala | 5.88 |
| ଦହଲାାଇଁ | dahalaa'im | 5.88 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Dahala
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