Ghallah Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Ghallah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 87 | 1:47,067 | 3,494 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Ghallah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghallah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghallah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻼﻩ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghallah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ghallah is the 1,943,350th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ghallah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Ghallah is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 47,067. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 99 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Mauritania Ghallah is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghallah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghallah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﻼﻩ | qlah | 75.56 |
| ﻏﻼﻩ | ghlah | 20 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﻪ | qalh | 4.44 |
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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 Ghallah
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