El Kahala Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Kahala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Kahala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon441:128,1166,774
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Kahala Demographics

El Kahala Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 24 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Kahala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Kahala Come From? nationality or country of origin

El Kahala (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻠﻪ) is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Kahala? popularity and diffusion

The last name El Kahala is the 2,808,717th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname El Kahala is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of El Kahala are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Levant.

El Kahala is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 128,116. In Lebanon it is most frequent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 66 percent are found, Beirut Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Nabatiye Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Lebanon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and Kuwait, where 2 percent are found.

El Kahala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Maronite (54%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Kahla94125/
El Khalad894,637/
El Khalea891/
El Khaila891/
El Khalia891/
El Khalla891/
El Kala8817/
El Khallat845/
El Khallaa842/
El Khalass841/
El Kalai821,452/
El Kalah82323/
El Kayla82204/
El Kalla82200/
El Kalay8216/
El Kalaa8210/
El Kahlo824/
El Kaila822/
El Kalat821/
El Khallatt802/
El Khaulait801/
El Kallai785/
El-Khalea784/
El-Khalat782/
El Kalaas782/
El Kalaha781/
El Kallas781/
El Kalaay781/
El Kahlot781/
El Qala7515/
El Kahlout744,752/
El Kahloyt741/
El-Khalath741/
El Kallach741/
El Qalaa71590/
El-Kalla7112/
El Kelay7110/
El Kelai718/
El Qaila714/
El Kalei714/
El-Kalay711/
El Koula711/
El Khahlout701/
El Kholey67305/
El Qualai67136/
El Kailou678/
El-Kallas674/
El Kalloh674/
El Kalout671/
El-Kalash671/
El Qallas671/
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El Kahala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Kahala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻠﻪalkhlh-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 El Kahala
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