Hala Surname
Approximately 27,855 people bear this surname
Hala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 5,430 | 1:16,931 | 1,968 |
| Pakistan | 4,932 | 1:36,221 | 1,670 |
| India | 4,515 | 1:169,893 | 10,505 |
| Indonesia | 1,713 | 1:77,203 | 8,238 |
| Algeria | 1,401 | 1:27,574 | 5,006 |
| Ivory Coast | 940 | 1:24,544 | 1,751 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| South Africa | 784 | 1:69,104 | 8,620 |
| Czechia | 771 | 1:13,792 | 1,985 |
| Morocco | 750 | 1:45,968 | 7,487 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Nigeria | 512 | 1:345,982 | 18,736 |
| Ukraine | 391 | 1:116,426 | 16,550 |
| United States | 357 | 1:1,015,291 | 74,807 |
| Albania | 353 | 1:8,255 | 1,571 |
| Niger | 311 | 1:61,711 | 2,905 |
| Cameroon | 303 | 1:68,545 | 8,621 |
| Iraq | 241 | 1:145,318 | 3,824 |
| Israel | 233 | 1:36,728 | 5,076 |
| Poland | 200 | 1:190,044 | 25,702 |
| Lebanon | 182 | 1:30,973 | 3,171 |
| Yemen | 177 | 1:149,295 | 7,453 |
| United Arab Emirates | 159 | 1:57,624 | 5,581 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Papua New Guinea | 156 | 1:52,267 | 6,566 |
| Canada | 148 | 1:248,957 | 23,668 |
| France | 148 | 1:448,802 | 64,499 |
| Iran | 109 | 1:704,427 | 36,922 |
| Austria | 98 | 1:86,892 | 12,882 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Botswana | 77 | 1:28,402 | 5,684 |
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| Zimbabwe | 71 | 1:217,440 | 24,563 |
| Serbia | 48 | 1:148,853 | 10,308 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Syria | 43 | 1:448,861 | 5,086 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| Greece | 32 | 1:346,243 | 48,387 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Solomon Islands | 31 | 1:18,711 | 3,619 |
| Turkey | 30 | 1:2,594,047 | 79,854 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Jordan | 19 | 1:465,391 | 12,761 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 93 | 1:539,986 | 37,316 |
The alternate forms: Hála (982) are calculated separately.
Hala (726,500) may also be a first name.
Hala Demographics
Hala Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hala (Arabic: هلأ, Bengali: হালা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: हाला, Marathi: हाला, Oriya: ହଲ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Hála. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hala is the 19,688th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 261,624 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Hala reside; 34 percent reside in South Asia and 20 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,313th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 726,500 people.
The surname Hala is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 5,430 people, or 1 in 16,931. Apart from Egypt it exists in 91 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Hala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hala last name grew 384 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (64%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Hala surname are 8.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.38% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.65% less than the national average, earning R 103,020 per year; in United States they earn 9.35% more than the national average, earning $47,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning $45,764 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hala in the Hindi language | ||
| हाला | hala | 81.88 |
| हला | hala | 18.13 |
| Hala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺎﻟﻪ | halh | 77.78 |
| ﺣﻠﻪ | hlh | 11.11 |
| ﻫﺎﻟﺔ | halt | 11.11 |
| Hala in the Marathi language | ||
| हाला | hala | 67.31 |
| हला | hala | 32.69 |
| Hala in the Bengali language | ||
| হালা | hala | 66.67 |
| হলরাম | halarama | 33.33 |
| Hala in the Oriya language | ||
| ହଲ | hala | 22.92 |
| ହଲା | hala | 22.92 |
| ହାଲା | hala | 22.92 |
| ହଳ | hala | 16.67 |
| ହାଲ | hala | 8.33 |
| ହଳତାି | halatai | 2.08 |
| ହାଳା | hala | 2.08 |
| ହାଳ | hala | 2.08 |
| Hala in the Arabic language | ||
| هلأ | hla | - |
| حالي | haly | - |
| هـلا | hla | - |
| حلاء | hla | - |
| هالا | hala | - |
| حلا | hla | - |
| هلا | hla | - |
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Footnotes
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