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.

DNA test information

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

The last name El Kahala (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻠﻪ) occurs in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

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

This surname is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 128,116. In Lebanon El Kahala is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 66 percent live, Beirut Governorate, where 20 percent live and Nabatiye Governorate, where 11 percent live. Not including Lebanon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and Kuwait, where 2 percent live.

El Kahala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the El Kahala surname is primarily 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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