Kahla Surname
Approximately 9,820 people bear this surname
Kahla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,775 | 1:13,921 | 2,483 |
| Egypt | 2,624 | 1:35,036 | 3,683 |
| Palestine | 1,404 | 1:3,240 | 705 |
| South Africa | 1,015 | 1:53,377 | 6,775 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| United States | 377 | 1:961,430 | 71,554 |
| France | 233 | 1:285,076 | 43,747 |
| Jordan | 115 | 1:76,891 | 6,243 |
| Germany | 90 | 1:894,505 | 63,669 |
| Poland | 58 | 1:655,323 | 57,058 |
| Israel | 51 | 1:167,797 | 17,113 |
| Tunisia | 48 | 1:12,721 | 2,096 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Syria | 29 | 1:665,552 | 5,809 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Kahla (2,420) may also be a first name.
Kahla Demographics
Kahla Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Kahla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahla (Arabic: كهلا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻠﻪ, Hindi: काहला, Oriya: କାହ) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahla? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 52,159th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 742,113 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Kahla reside; 55 percent reside in North Africa and 29 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 150,669th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 2,420 people.
The last name Kahla is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 2,775 people, or 1 in 13,921. In Algeria Kahla is mostly concentrated in: Algiers Province, where 21 percent reside, El Oued Province, where 17 percent reside and Sétif Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Algeria this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 27 percent reside and Palestine, where 14 percent reside.
Kahla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kahla has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,396 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kahla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kahla surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kahla surname are 11.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.94% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kahla earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.1% less than the national average, earning R 199,380 per year and in United States they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $41,614 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahla in the Hindi language | ||
| काहला | kahala | - |
| Kahla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻠﻪ | alkhlh | 80 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﻬﻠﺔ | alkhlt | 10 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻞ | alkhl | 10 |
| Kahla in the Oriya language | ||
| କାହ | kaha | 32.26 |
| କହ | kaha | 25.81 |
| କହା | kaha | 22.58 |
| କାହା | kaha | 19.35 |
| Kahla in the Arabic language | ||
| كهلا | khla | - |
| كحلة | khlt | - |
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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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