Kahala Surname
Approximately 3,037 people bear this surname
Kahala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 650 | 1:8,672 | 1,336 |
| DR Congo | 465 | 1:158,881 | 16,459 |
| Uganda | 340 | 1:114,821 | 11,098 |
| Yemen | 314 | 1:84,157 | 5,552 |
| Algeria | 240 | 1:160,965 | 20,579 |
| Indonesia | 227 | 1:582,596 | 46,553 |
| Jordan | 217 | 1:40,749 | 4,514 |
| United States | 133 | 1:2,725,255 | 163,031 |
| Ukraine | 109 | 1:417,639 | 50,036 |
| Namibia | 63 | 1:38,244 | 5,261 |
| Finland | 56 | 1:98,155 | 10,071 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Syria | 33 | 1:584,879 | 5,519 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Palestine | 21 | 1:216,612 | 9,550 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Kahala (1,295) may also be a first name.
Kahala Demographics
Average Kahala Salary in
United States
$32,007 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kahala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahala (Arabic: خلع, Bengali: কহলা, Hindi: कहला, Marathi: कहालेा, Oriya: କହଲା) is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kahala is the 146,068th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,399,587 people. Kahala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Kahala are found; 43 percent are found in West Asia and 30 percent are found in Levant. Kahala is also the 218,771st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 1,295 people.
This last name is most common in Lebanon, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 8,672. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 58 percent live, North Governorate, where 18 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 18 percent live. Barring Lebanon this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.
Kahala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kahala has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kahala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kahala last name is predominantly Maronite (45%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kahala surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
Kahala earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.82% less than the national average, earning $32,007 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahala in the Bengali language | ||
| কহলা | kahala | - |
| Kahala in the Hindi language | ||
| कहला | kahala | 66.67 |
| काहला | kahala | 33.33 |
| Kahala in the Oriya language | ||
| କହଲା | kahala | 46.67 |
| କହଳା | kahala | 20 |
| କାହାଳ | kahala | 13.33 |
| କହଲାାଇଁ | kahalaa'im | 6.67 |
| କାହାଲା | kahala | 6.67 |
| କାହଲା | kahala | 6.67 |
| Kahala in the Marathi language | ||
| कहालेा | kahalea | 33.33 |
| कहाला | kahala | 33.33 |
| काहळा | kahala | 16.67 |
| काहला | kahala | 16.67 |
| Kahala in the Arabic language | ||
| خلع | khl | - |
| خلا | khla | - |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kahala
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