Ghalla Surname
Approximately 469 people bear this surname
Ghalla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 223 | 1:18,363 | 1,683 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Algeria | 28 | 1:1,379,698 | 42,792 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ghalla (1,161) may also be a first name.
Ghalla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghalla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghalla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: घल्ला, Marathi: गाला) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghalla? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 645,988th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ghalla are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ghalla is also the 233,206th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 1,161 people.
This last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 18,363. In Mauritania Ghalla is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 47 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 11 percent live and Tagant Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 29 percent live and Algeria, where 6 percent live.
Ghalla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ghalla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ghalla last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghalla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghalla in the Hindi language | ||
| घल्ला | ghalla | - |
| Ghalla in the Marathi language | ||
| गाला | gala | 77.78 |
| घाला | ghala | 22.22 |
| Ghalla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺎﻟﻪ | qalh | 51.54 |
| ﻗﻠﻪ | qlh | 16.81 |
| ﻗﻞ | ql | 8.68 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﺔ | qalt | 4.76 |
| ﻏﺎﻟﻪ | ghalh | 3.64 |
| ﻗﻠﺔ | qlt | 3.36 |
| ﻏﻠﻪ | ghlh | 2.52 |
| ﻏﺎﻟﺔ | ghalt | 1.4 |
| ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻪ | alqlh | 1.12 |
| ﺍﻟﻘﻞ | alql | 0.84 |
| ﻗﺎﻻ | qala | 0.84 |
| ﻗﻼﻩ | qlah | 0.56 |
| ﺍﻗﻠﻪ | aqlh | 0.28 |
| ﻏﻼﻩ | ghlah | 0.28 |
| ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺔ | alqlt | 0.28 |
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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 Ghalla
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