Ghala Surname
Approximately 2,970 people bear this surname
Ghala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 943 | 1:28,023 | 2,722 |
| Pakistan | 626 | 1:285,374 | 6,108 |
| India | 621 | 1:1,235,210 | 49,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Iran | 68 | 1:1,129,155 | 49,899 |
| Mauritania | 36 | 1:113,746 | 6,801 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Ghala (9,086) may also be a first name.
Ghala Demographics
Average Ghala Salary in
United States
$37,911 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ghala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghala (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: घाला, Marathi: घाला, Oriya: ଘାଲା) is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 148,804th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,453,719 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Ghala reside; 46 percent reside in West Asia and 41 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 65,291st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 9,086 people.
The surname is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 943 people, or 1 in 28,023. In Yemen Ghala is primarily found in: Hajjah Governorate, where 99 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent are found and Dhamar Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Beside Yemen Ghala exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 21 percent are found and India, where 21 percent are found.
Ghala Last Name Statistics demography
Ghala earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.14% less than the national average, earning $37,911 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghala in the Hindi language | ||
| घाला | ghala | - |
| Ghala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଘାଲା | ghala | - |
| Ghala in the Marathi language | ||
| घाला | ghala | 82.61 |
| गाला | gala | 5.8 |
| हेमलता | hemalata | 2.9 |
| गहला | gahala | 2.9 |
| घाळा | ghala | 2.9 |
| घरन | gharana | 2.9 |
| Ghala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺎﻟﻪ | qalh | 47.37 |
| ﻗﻠﻪ | qlh | 18.42 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﺔ | qalt | 9.65 |
| ﻏﺎﻟﻪ | ghalh | 6.14 |
| ﻏﻠﻪ | ghlh | 5.26 |
| ﻗﻞ | ql | 4.39 |
| ﻗﺎﻝ | qal | 2.63 |
| ﻏﺎﻟﺔ | ghalt | 0.88 |
| ﻏﻠﺔ | ghlt | 0.88 |
| ﻛﺎﻻ | kala | 0.88 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghala
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