Dala Surname
Approximately 117,221 people bear this surname
Dala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 82,426 | 1:327 | 58 |
| India | 11,295 | 1:67,912 | 4,623 |
| Nigeria | 7,400 | 1:23,938 | 2,100 |
| Philippines | 4,069 | 1:24,880 | 3,340 |
| Indonesia | 1,429 | 1:92,547 | 9,672 |
| South Africa | 1,391 | 1:38,949 | 5,015 |
| Brazil | 1,323 | 1:161,810 | 6,237 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,029 | 1:17,835 | 1,291 |
| DR Congo | 882 | 1:83,764 | 9,618 |
| Niger | 858 | 1:22,368 | 1,366 |
| Nepal | 484 | 1:58,845 | 1,630 |
| Tanzania | 435 | 1:121,705 | 11,552 |
| Afghanistan | 407 | 1:79,000 | 2,262 |
| Papua New Guinea | 341 | 1:23,911 | 2,631 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Hungary | 303 | 1:32,397 | 3,538 |
| Algeria | 254 | 1:152,093 | 19,791 |
| Turkey | 231 | 1:336,889 | 21,468 |
| Thailand | 219 | 1:322,550 | 55,591 |
| Taiwan | 171 | 1:137,104 | 1,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Venezuela | 153 | 1:197,412 | 5,403 |
| Honduras | 149 | 1:59,171 | 1,349 |
| United States | 136 | 1:2,665,139 | 160,299 |
| Solomon Islands | 114 | 1:5,088 | 690 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| Ivory Coast | 83 | 1:277,967 | 10,712 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Namibia | 77 | 1:31,291 | 4,774 |
| Congo | 70 | 1:71,273 | 6,207 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Argentina | 58 | 1:736,955 | 49,943 |
| Haiti | 58 | 1:184,205 | 7,235 |
| Greece | 55 | 1:201,451 | 31,872 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Zambia | 47 | 1:337,232 | 18,059 |
| Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Benin | 22 | 1:469,800 | 32,108 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1:536,839 | 23,182 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Dalá (6), Daļa (1) & Dălă (47) are calculated separately.
Dala (87,843) may also be a first name.
Dala Demographics
Dala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Dala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dala (Arabic: دلّا, Bengali: দল, Georgian: დალა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻻ, Hindi: दला, Marathi: दला, Oriya: ଡଲା, Russian: Дала, Tibetan: དར་ལ།) is borne by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Dalá, Daļa or Dălă. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,819th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 62,169 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Dala are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 11,421st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 87,843 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Angola, where it is held by 82,426 people, or 1 in 327. Without taking into account Angola it occurs in 99 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Dala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dala surname expanded 716 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Dala surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (61%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Dala are 26.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.08% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.7% less than the national average, earning R 117,144 per year; in Colombia they earn 45.96% more than the national average, earning $33,137,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.19% less than the national average, earning $36,669 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dala in the Georgian language | ||
| დალა | dala | - |
| Dala in the Marathi language | ||
| दला | dala | 95.52 |
| दाला | dala | 1.98 |
| डाला | dala | 0.93 |
| दळा | dala | 0.58 |
| डला | dala | 0.41 |
| डाळा | dala | 0.35 |
| Dala in the Hindi language | ||
| दला | dala | 84.73 |
| डाला | dala | 13.77 |
| डला | dala | 0.96 |
| दाला | dala | 0.41 |
| डालू | dalu | 0.02 |
| डल्ाा | dalaa | 0.02 |
| Dala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻻ | dala | 50 |
| ﺩﺍﻟﻪ | dalh | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻝ | aldal | 25 |
| Dala in the Bengali language | ||
| দল | dala | 33.33 |
| ডালা | dala | 33.33 |
| দলা | dala | 33.33 |
| Dala in the Tibetan language | ||
| དར་ལ། | darla | 25 |
| དགྲ་ལྷ་ | dralha | 25 |
| དགྲ་ལཱ | drala | 12.5 |
| དགྲ་ལ། | drala | 12.5 |
| དཱ་ལ། | dala | 12.5 |
| དགྲ་ལ་ | drala | 12.5 |
| Dala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡଲା | dala | 24.7 |
| ଦଳ | dala | 23.19 |
| ଦଲ | dala | 10.24 |
| ଡାଲା | dala | 9.04 |
| ଡାଳ | dala | 5.72 |
| ଦାଲା | dala | 5.42 |
| ଡାଲ | dala | 4.82 |
| ଡଳା | dala | 4.52 |
| ଦଲା | dala | 2.71 |
| ଦଳେବେହରା | dalebehara | 2.11 |
| ଡଲ | dala | 2.11 |
| ଡାଳା | dala | 1.51 |
| ଦଳା | dala | 0.6 |
| େଦାଳ | edala | 0.6 |
| ଦାଳା | dala | 0.3 |
| ଡଳ | dala | 0.3 |
| Dala in the Russian language | ||
| Дала | dala | - |
| Dala in the Arabic language | ||
| دلّا | dla | - |
| دلا | dla | - |
| دلعه | dlh | - |
| عدلا | dla | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dala
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