Kabala Surname

12,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kabala Surname Definition:

Kabala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a new day as the sun has shone.

Kabala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo40,5871:1,820176
Zambia1,0171:15,5851,762
Poland9361:40,6086,376
Uganda6261:62,3637,160
Tanzania3411:155,25413,987
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Kenya2911:158,69412,495
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Turkey1741:447,25026,312
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
Argentina1361:314,29024,990
Ukraine1091:417,63950,036
India891:8,618,712176,377
Cameroon881:236,01223,423
Niger851:225,7887,375
England851:655,50738,035
France831:800,27496,515
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Benin161:645,97538,126
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Congo101:498,91011,250
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Käbala (8) are calculated separately.

Kabala (7,741) may also be a first name.

Kabala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kabala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a new day as the sun has shone.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small elephant.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabala is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: small plain / grassland.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kabala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kabala (Arabic: الكبالي, Bengali: কবালা, Hindi: काबला, Marathi: काबला, Oriya: କାବଲା, Russian: Кабала) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant: Käbala. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,310th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 159,787 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kabala live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kabala is also the 72,655th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 7,741 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 40,587 people, or 1 in 1,820. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Kabala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kabala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kabala surname grew 5,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kabala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Catholic (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kabala surname are 11.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.02% registered with the party.

The amount Kabala earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.55% more than the national average, earning R 303,096 per year; in United States they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $46,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $48,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käbala948/
Kabaila92439/
Khabala92285/
Kabalay92255/
Kabaala92165/
Kabalah92162/
Kaballa9264/
Kabalya9254/
Kabalai9247/
Kabalaz9234/
Kaabala9229/
Kabalia9214/
Kabaela9213/
Kabhala925/
Kabaula925/
Kaibala924/
Kabalaa921/
Kabalea921/
Kabalha921/
Kabalaya86455/
Kabbalah86223/
Kabalaja86203/
Kaabalai8619/
Kaibalya8610/
Kahabala864/
Kabaluha862/
Kaebalai861/
Khabhala861/
Kabailya861/
Kabailia861/
Khaballa861/
Khabalah861/
Kaballas861/
Khabahla861/
Kabailla861/
Kabela8316,111/
Kabale8314,593/
Kabali837,254/
Kabola834,919/
Cabala832,600/
Kabalo832,559/
Kabała832,239/
Kebala83242/
Kobala83124/
Kabaly8331/
Qabala835/
Khabhalay8012/
Kabalaaya806/
Khaiballa805/
Khabhalya801/
Khaballah801/
Kabalhaya801/
Kabaalaya801/
Kabaillah801/
Khabale773,478/
Caballa773,384/
Kampala773,229/
Kabaale772,976/
Kaabale771,715/
Khabali77622/
Kabaali77432/
Kgabale77376/
Khabela77362/
Kobalia77249/
Kabaili77239/
Khabola77231/
Qabalah77200/
Kanpala77172/
Kabaliy77171/
Khebala77162/
Kabatli77124/
Kabuila77123/
Kaibela77123/
Cabalay77122/
Koballa77116/
Cabalga77115/
Kabealo7777/
Kasbale7768/
Kaballo7768/
Cabalau7752/
Kabalei7749/
Kabeula7749/
Khabalo7733/
Kabaylo7732/
Kaboola7732/
Kobalay7728/
Kaabali7725/
Kaboula7725/
Kabauli7724/
Kaballi7724/
Kobalai7723/
Cabalia7719/
Kabolai7718/
Kaibale7717/
Khobala7715/
Cabalas7713/
Kajbale7712/
Kabeela7711/
Kabailo7711/
Kabolla7710/
Kebaula778/
Kabalhe777/
Kavhala777/
Kobalah777/
Kabalyi777/
Kavaala776/
Kavalah776/
Cabalat776/
Cabalaș776/
Kabaley775/
Kobalya775/
Kabhale775/
Kahbale775/
Kaubale775/
Koubala775/
Kabalie775/
Kaabela775/
Kaybaly774/
Kabhela774/
Kabaule774/
Cabalaş774/
Kabaile773/
Kaballe773/
Cabalea773/
Katbali772/
Cabaila772/
Kabaleu772/
Kgabali772/
Kgabola772/
Kabalys772/
Katbale771/
Kabalee771/
Kovaala771/
Cabayla771/
Kaubola771/
Kaibalo771/
Kaibola771/
Kahbola771/
Kaebola771/
Kkavala771/
Kabalep771/
Kabaler771/
Kabalii771/
Kabalit771/
Kabalod771/
Kabalou771/
Kabaloy771/
Kabalui771/
Kabaalo771/
Kabaloo771/
Kaabaly771/
Kahbali771/
Kaboela771/
Kebalia771/
Gcabala771/
Qabalaz771/
Kabayle771/
Khabhailay753/
Kashbhatla751/
Kabailaitė751/
Caballas71637/
Kabotlap71215/
Khampala71200/
Khabailo71181/
Katballe71117/
Kkavalla7145/
Kebailia7117/
Kampalla7115/
Khavalai7114/
Cabaglia7114/
Khaybali7111/
Khabaylo7110/
Khauvala7110/
Kamphala717/
Kaubhale714/
Khabaale713/
Koballah713/
Kaballey712/
Kabailou712/
Caballea712/
Caballia712/
Kaybaloo711/
Kavaalla711/
Kavhalai711/
Kahabale711/
Kaanpala711/
Khabhale711/
Kampeala711/
Koibalya711/
Koubalya711/
Kuibalia711/
Kaabaali711/
Khaabale711/
Khabalee711/
Khaboula711/
Kaibaale711/
Kaivalau711/
Kabolaid711/
Kaboulai711/
Kabalets711/
Kaabaale711/
Kuibalah711/
Gkavalia711/
Cabalyas711/
Cabailla711/
Cabalhad711/
Cabalioa711/
Caballla711/
Kampalaa711/
Kebailai711/
Qaballah711/
Kabole6714,976/
Kaboli678,988/
Cabalo677,010/
Kabelo674,757/
Cavala674,310/
Kobela672,361/
Cabale672,139/
Kabolo671,691/
Kebalo671,416/
Cabała671,279/
Cabela671,067/
Cabali671,026/
Qabale67900/
Kobale67864/
Kobola67800/
Kobali67388/
Cabalé67335/
Kebela67213/
Khamphala67183/
Qabaly67133/
Qabela67119/
Kobaly67108/
Kabály6774/
Cobala6763/
Kobalo6753/
Kaboly6750/
Cabola6729/
Qabali6728/
Kábela6721/
Kahaibale6720/
Khabholaj6710/
Kobała675/
Kebola674/
Khaboilay674/
Cabalá674/
Kampealla673/
Khavailay673/
Kaumpalya671/
Khabolaja671/
Kobahalia671/
Cabaillas671/
Khabalets671/
Kaybollah671/
Khobhalay671/
Cabaly671/
D'Caballa671/
Kgobalaja671/
Kebaillia671/
Qabalo671/

Kabala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kabala in the Hindi language
काबलाkabala68.18
कबलाkabala31.82
Kabala in the Bengali language
কবালাkabala50
কবলাkabala50
Kabala in the Marathi language
काबलाkabala40.48
कबलाkabala23.81
कबालाkabala14.29
काषलेkasale9.52
कंबालाkambala4.76
काबालाkabala4.76
काबाळाkabala2.38
Kabala in the Oriya language
କାବଲାkabala29.41
କବଲାkabala29.41
କାବଲkabala17.65
କବଳାkabala11.76
କାବୁଲାkabula5.88
କାବାଲାkabala5.88
Kabala in the Russian language
Кабалаkabala-
Kabala in the Arabic language
الكباليalkbaly-

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