Gahla Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Gahla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 135 | 1:5,681,966 | 136,010 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Gahla (77) may also be a first name.
Gahla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gahla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻝ, Hindi: गहला, Marathi: गहला, Oriya: ଗହା) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahla? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Gahla are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gahla is also the 1,100,117th most widely held first name globally, borne by 77 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 5,681,966. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 61 percent are found, Punjab, where 22 percent are found and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 11 percent are found. Excluding India this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Gahla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gahla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gahla surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gahla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gahla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻝ | kal | - |
| Gahla in the Hindi language | ||
| गहला | gahala | - |
| Gahla in the Marathi language | ||
| गहला | gahala | 98.28 |
| गहले | gahale | 1.72 |
| Gahla in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗହା | gaha | 71.43 |
| ଗହ | gaha | 19.05 |
| ଗାହା | gaha | 4.76 |
| ଗାହ | gaha | 4.76 |
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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 Gahla
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