Kala Surname

2,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kala Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word kala, which means 'black' in Hindi.

Kala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India138,9851:5,519491
Pakistan18,6501:9,579719
Turkey5,4811:14,1981,779
Iran5,0291:15,2682,002
Kenya4,4111:10,4691,325
Nigeria4,0761:43,4603,402
DR Congo3,8171:19,3552,442
Afghanistan2,9771:10,801745
South Africa2,3491:23,0642,929
Thailand2,3361:30,2392,981
Indonesia2,2591:58,5436,440
Papua New Guinea1,2221:6,672452
Burkina Faso1,1151:16,4591,243
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
Czechia9251:11,4961,592
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Albania8931:3,263598
Niger8561:22,4211,368
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Poland8221:46,2397,287
United States7501:483,27940,870
Estonia6631:1,994103
Congo6101:8,1791,213
Nepal4831:58,9671,631
Solomon Islands4821:1,20358
Malaysia4411:66,8804,923
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
United Arab Emirates3971:23,0792,637
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
England3721:149,78014,332
Philippines3681:275,10440,109
Cameroon2941:70,6438,863
Qatar2501:9,4321,032
Zambia2441:64,9595,770
France2201:301,92146,106
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Peru1871:169,9698,488
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Lesotho1711:11,8862,657
Oman1691:21,8221,965
Romania1641:122,42613,459
Iraq1471:238,2435,207
Germany1401:575,03946,885
Greece1391:79,71113,453
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Benin1361:75,9979,080
Uganda1301:300,30220,842
Austria931:91,56413,432
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Australia851:317,59627,389
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
Hungary741:132,65212,253
Finland651:84,5659,027
Israel611:140,28914,966
Mauritania531:77,2625,142
Kosovo471:39,6143,506
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
Mauritius351:36,9557,021
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Ireland151:313,92910,911
China151:91,154,7714,767
Norway151:342,81932,589
Algeria141:2,759,39644,963
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Kalá (2) & Kála (1) are calculated separately.

Kala (585,295) may also be a first name.

Kala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word kala, which means 'black' in Hindi.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Kala Last Name Facts

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

Kala (Arabic: كلا, Bengali: কালা, Georgian: კალა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: कला, Marathi: कला, Oriya: କଳା, Russian: Кала, Tibetan: ཀ་ལ་) is found most frequently in India. It may appear as: Kalá or Kála. For other possible spellings of Kala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kala is the 2,672nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 34,912 people. The surname Kala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Kala reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kala is also the 1,707th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 585,295 people.

The last name Kala is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 138,985 people, or 1 in 5,519. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 22 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 16 percent live and Haryana, where 12 percent live. Aside from India it occurs in 131 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.

Kala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kala last name expanded 4,688 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 7,440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kala last name is predominantly Muslim (76%) in Kenya, Shiite (75%) in Lebanon and Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kala surname are 5.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kala earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,872 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.72% less than the national average, earning R 148,008 per year; in United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning $54,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalá922/
Kála921/
Kalla8973,628/
Kaila8922,393/
Kalia8920,023/
Kalai8918,834/
Kalay8918,828/
Kahla899,820/
Khala897,121/
Kalau896,656/
Kaula895,199/
Kalya894,243/
Kaela894,126/
Kalah893,075/
Kalea892,091/
Kalaj891,979/
Kaala891,776/
Kalga891,766/
Kajla891,602/
Kalaç891,121/
Kalaa89658/
Kalha89623/
Keala89482/
Kaloa89403/
Kayla89283/
Kgala8992/
Kkala8961/
Kcala8954/
Kalaß8949/
Kalaï8919/
Kalağ8918/
Kaïla8913/
Kalać899/
Kaîla899/
Kaãla893/
Gkala892/
Hkala892/
Ckala891/
Kalaî891/
Kalaś891/
Ka'la891/
Khalaj8016,808/
Kallay809,479/
Kailay803,777/
Kaaila803,491/
Khaila803,164/
Kahala803,037/
Kallai802,250/
Khalla802,242/
Khaula802,051/
Kalaja801,786/
Kallah801,734/
Kalaya801,152/
Khalai80919/
Kaalla80708/
Kahlau80507/
Kallia80428/
Kahula80330/
Khalea80324/
Khalia80306/
Khahla80264/
Kaulia80257/
Kalaiy80236/
Kailya80225/
Kailla80222/
Kallau80187/
Kaulga80130/
Kalaha80119/
Kaliai80116/
Khalay80112/
Kaliaš80101/
Kalahu80100/
Kallya8099/
Khalya8082/
Kalgay8080/
Kaulya8079/
Kaulai8079/
Kailai8075/
Kahlai8068/
Khayla8067/
Kailaa8066/
Kaulla8064/
Kaladė8059/
Kalaai8055/
Kaaloa8055/
Kaalaa8051/
Kallea8050/
Kallaj8049/
Kaulah8040/
Khalah8038/
Khalha8036/
Kaulay8036/
Kailah8035/
Kaalya8035/
Kaelah8034/
Kailau8033/
Kallla8033/
Kealla8028/
Kalgai8025/
Kaelai8023/
Kailea8022/
Kailaj8021/
Kcalla8019/
Kalyai8018/
Kaalia8018/
Kalaia8018/
Khaela8018/
Kalaah8018/
Kallaa8015/
Kallaß8015/
Kallha8014/
Kalajh8014/
Kealau8013/
Kgaila8013/
Kaleau8012/
Kalhai8011/
Kgalla8011/
Kailia8010/
Khalaa8010/
Kalaay809/
Kajlay809/
Kailga809/
Kaliay808/
Khalau808/
Kalazs807/
Kealia807/
Kaliaj807/
Kalyau806/
Kaelea806/
Kalatz806/
Kaylau806/
Kaylah805/
Kaylla805/
Kaalap805/
Kaylad805/
Kalyaa805/
Kkaala805/
Kealay805/
Kalahy805/
Kalaij804/
Kauula804/
Kaihla804/
Kgalaj804/
Gkalas804/
Kajlia804/
Khaala804/
Kealap804/
Kaalai803/
Kalayd803/
Kaylia803/
Kallaç803/
Kaleaz802/
Kalloa802/
Kahlay802/
Kaliea802/
Kkalla802/
Kahlah802/
Gkalea802/
Kaliaa802/
Kaulau802/
Kaalah802/
Kaliau802/
Khalaz802/
Kaitla801/
Kayhla801/
Kealea801/
Kailoa801/
Kajlya801/
Kaladd801/
Kaalea801/
Kalooa801/
Kalhap801/
Kalyay801/
Kkaila801/
Kkalia801/
Kkaula801/
Kkayla801/
Kaelaa801/
Kalahh801/
Kalajı801/
Kalaáy801/
Hkalla801/
Kealoa801/
Kaulea801/
Kaulha801/
Kajlah801/
Kajlla801/
Kalhay801/
Kallaâ801/
Kalažs801/
Kahlúa801/
Kala's801/
Kkaela801/
Kkalas801/
Gkaila801/
Gkalia801/
Gkalla801/
Hkayla801/
Kgaula801/
Kaslad801/
Kaalaj801/
Kaslah801/
Kaliap801/
Kalhah801/
Kailha801/
Kalaaa801/
Kalaaz801/
Khalga801/
Kaylat801/
Kaylha801/
Kaylay800/
Keaula800/
Kale75541,706/
Kali75300,610/
Kola75113,541/
Kalo7557,308/
Cala7543,535/
Kela7513,336/
Qala754,812/
Kaly752,433/
Kaló751,776/
Kała7521/
Kalé7518/
Kalò752/
Kóla751/
Kalè751/
Kalí751/
Kalj751/
Kalyowa731,785/
Kahalah731,389/
Kalyuha73634/
Kaleova73469/
Kallaus73290/
Khalyat73274/
Khailia73255/
Kallooa73204/
Kalauch73191/
Kalleas73152/
Khaulah73137/
Khallaa73137/
Khalaya73128/
Kallaya73123/
Khalias73101/
Kalyahe7389/
Kaalaas7378/
Kkaaila7374/
Kallast7363/
Kaulaha7361/
Khailay7349/
Kalahai7346/
Kallais7342/
Kalasch7340/
Kahaloa7337/
Khalaas7333/
Kallach7329/
Kailaya7328/
Khailah7326/
Khaylay7321/
Kallass7320/
Kkalias7320/
Khailaa7319/
Kailaai7319/
Kallead7318/
Kalhaus7316/
Khalhau7315/
Khallah7314/
Kallaja7313/
Khalajh7312/
Khahula7311/
Kalaidh7310/
Katliau7310/
Kahalaj7310/
Kahalya739/
Kahalga738/
Kaillay738/
Kahaala738/
Khaulia737/
Kaailau737/
Kallahu737/
Kalaaja737/
Kalatch736/
Kalyaya736/
Kalahas736/
Kaahula736/
Khaelaj736/
Khaslah735/
Kaithla735/
Kallaha735/
Kayjlah735/
Khalyas734/
Khalahe734/
Kahalat734/
Kahalau734/
Khalaja734/
Kahahla734/
Kahalla734/
Kaahala734/
Kaatlla733/
Kahalai733/
Kalaggi733/
Kalahad733/
Khaliea733/
Kacella733/
Khalaai733/
Khaylat733/
Kaliaya732/
Kattlla732/
Khailai732/
Kalachh732/
Kaislia732/
Kaileat732/
Kalyoha732/
Kahaila732/
Khahlat732/
Khalaaa732/
Kayslla732/
Kaliapp732/
Kalaasz732/
Khalapp731/
Kaylaid731/
Kayleah731/
Kattlaa731/
Kaulais731/
Kaulaya731/
Kahllah731/
Kailaha731/
Kailaja731/
Kalaaie731/
Kalaait731/
Kalaghi731/
Kalahiy731/
Kalaiss731/
Kalaitz731/
Kaalass731/
Kaallaa731/
Kaallea731/
Khalaha731/
Khalait731/
Khaleea731/
Khallia731/
Khaluha731/
Khailau731/
Kallahy731/
Kallaia731/
Kallyaa731/
Kalaszh731/
Kaliais731/
Kalyath731/
Geekala731/
Kallahe731/
Kalahee731/
Khaleat731/
Khalgaa731/
Khalgai731/
Khaliai731/
Khaella731/
Katleha731/
Kaslajs731/
Khaîlat731/
Khatlai731/
Khatlia731/
Kailhay731/
Kaillat731/
Kalhahu731/
Kalhhap731/
Kahalha731/
Kahlaih731/
Kalaaha731/
Kalauss731/
Ka'llay731/
Kaaaila731/
Kìallay731/
Gkalias731/
Gkallas731/
Khaylia731/
Kalatsh731/
Kaliazz731/
Kayslay731/
Khallay731/
K'Ahlah731/
Khahloa731/
Khatlha731/
Kallahs731/
Kaylgay731/
Kathlai731/
Kalyauz731/
Kailast731/
Kahlaid731/
Kalaijt731/
Kalaaas731/
Khajlas731/
Khajlay731/
Khaliaj731/
Khaliaz731/
Kalahey730/
Kaylatt730/
Kolla6732,857/
Kallo6723,733/
Kuila6720,773/
Kalli6718,423/
Khali6718,032/
Kalle6717,811/
Caila6716,381/
Calla6715,627/
Kahle6713,554/
Kalou6712,737/
Kolay6712,662/
Khale6711,161/
Kajle6710,295/
Koula677,211/
Kaloi676,218/
Khalo675,974/
Kalei675,716/
Calas675,129/
Kaliy674,982/
Calia674,556/
Kealy674,069/
Kolah673,764/
Qalad673,535/
Kahli673,482/
Kalio673,421/
Kaali673,271/
Kaale673,191/
Khela673,013/
Cayla672,926/
Kaule672,754/
Kaley672,636/
Kaili672,591/
Kaile672,445/
Kolaj672,428/
Koila672,382/
Kailo672,247/
Kally672,227/
Kohla672,137/
Khola672,056/
Kauli672,035/
Caula671,922/
Kaloo671,877/
Calay671,662/
Kalee671,423/
Kayli671,390/
Kelai671,366/
Kalii671,298/
Ccala671,171/
Kaelo671,163/
Kaleh671,130/
Kajli671,129/
Calap671,093/
Kaulo67999/
Kolaa67944/
Kolai67888/
Kolaç67887/
Kaloh67820/
Kahlo67766/
Qhala67699/
Kalho67680/
Gqala67622/
Koola67619/
Kaleu67593/
Kalló67575/
Calad67561/
Calea67560/
Kališ67528/
Keela67493/
Kalej67486/
Kalhe67477/
Kalyi67465/
Kalui67450/
Casla67433/
Kalyo67433/
Kaliś67432/
Keila67410/
Kalie67350/
Kaalo67344/
Qalla67343/
Kaliç67330/
Kalauova67317/
Koela67317/
Kelay67316/
Kalgo67314/
Qalaa67307/
Kalih67305/
Calat67301/
Calai67290/
Calau67287/
Calha67256/
Kaloč67252/
Kaleş67250/
Kelau67249/
Kalge67238/
Kelah67232/
Kgola67208/
Khaly67199/
Kalóz67196/
Qalat67191/
Kaylo67182/
Kgale67179/
Qalai67175/
Kalği67173/
Kalhi67166/
Keale67165/
Kuola67158/
Keyla67150/
Qalaj67146/
Kajlo67143/
Calaz67131/
Kalyoowa67119/
Kaloy67118/
Caela67118/
Khalj67116/
Kaluy67111/
Kalje67105/
Kalliath67101/
Gkali67101/
Kalgi6799/
Kahly6796/
Koyla6795/
Kolau6794/
Qaula6794/
Kallauch6792/
Qayla6791/
Kallasch6777/
Kalajová6775/
Kaláč6774/
Qalah6774/
Kkali6768/
Kehla6767/
Kálai6763/
Kgalo6763/
Kaloç6762/
Keula6761/
Calaj6760/
Calya6757/
Kalayová6752/
Khaalaah6750/
Kayle6749/
Kalyaush6749/
Kaluo6745/
Keali6745/
Kaloş6745/
Caala6742/
Kalij6741/
Calaa6740/
Kaily6738/
Kelaa6738/
Kallatch6736/
Ceala6731/
Kaleß6731/
Kalyy6726/
Kacillas6725/
Kaáli6725/
Kailieha6723/
Kauly6722/
Gkola6722/
Gkela6721/
Kálay6720/
Quala6718/
Kalaiová6718/
Kolaß6717/
Gcala6716/
Catla6714/
Kaiła6714/
Kaloj6713/
Kallé6713/
Cahla6712/
Qalau6712/
Kolaś6712/
Kkailaya6712/
Caloa6711/
Kahlé6711/
Khallash6710/
Kalahova6710/
Kolač6710/
Kalád6710/
Kalós6710/
Kealo679/
Kahló679/
Kaitilla678/
Kajlaová678/
Kaleš678/
Kalaiova678/
Kalehova678/
Khallait677/
Kalíš677/
Qeala677/
Qalia677/
Khallach676/
Ckali675/
Kaaly675/
Kolaš675/
Kalejova675/
Kaluj674/
Khalooha674/
Kahehela674/
Kkale674/
Kalée674/
Qahla674/
Caála674/
Kalhy674/
Calah673/
Kkela673/
Qaila673/
Kalyh673/
Kaailaya673/
Khallatt672/
Kalihova672/
Kalliatt672/
Kkola672/
Kajly672/
Calga672/
Qalha672/
Kalás672/
Kalayova672/
Kelaï672/
Kgali672/
Khalahai672/
Kcale671/
Kealouha671/
Khaleaph671/
Cajla671/
Hcala671/
D'Khaila671/
Gkaly671/
Kaslı671/
Hqala671/
Kaãlo671/
Kaïlo671/
Khalahah671/
Khaliadh671/
Khalyaud671/
Kelaî671/
Katillai671/
Khaullah671/
Kahullah671/
Kaillath671/
Kailé671/
Kaliş671/
Kallaová671/
Kahalaai671/
Kahaladh671/
Kahleova671/
Kalajova671/
Kkattlla671/
Kaailaha671/
Kolaï671/
Kálas671/
Koïla671/
Qasla671/
Qalas671/
Qalea671/
Qalya671/
Gkale671/
Calùa671/
Calúa671/
Calaš671/
Caïla671/
Khallaph671/
Khalhlah671/
Khaaslaa671/
Khallahd671/
Kaylı670/
Kallahee670/

Kala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kala in the Georgian language
კალაkala-
Kala in the Bengali language
কালাkala92.59
কলাkala4.76
কৈলাkaila0.79
Kala in the Tibetan language
ཀ་ལ་kala86.49
ཀཱ་ལ་kala7.35
ཀ་ལ།kala4.03
ཀ་ལkala0.71
ཀ་ལཱ་kala0.47
ལཱལ་lal0.24
ཅན་ད་ར་ཀ་ལ་chendarakala0.24
ཀ་ལ་་kala0.24
ཀཱ་ལ།kala0.24
Kala in the Hindi language
कलाkala84.94
कालाkala14.8
केलाkela0.03
कालेkale0.01
कल्लाkalla0
कालोkalo0
कलांkalam0
बालाbala0
कालkala0
गलाgala0
कलााkalaa0
प्रजाpraja0
कान्ताkanta0
कल्आkala0
मालाmala0
कल्लीkalli0
लालlala0
कालुkalu0
रामrama0
कालााkalaa0
काल्ााkalaa0
दत्तdatta0
कलॉkalo0
ेकलाekala0
कैलाkaila0
कालूkalu0
Kala in the Marathi language
कलाkala67.77
कालाkala25.47
काळाkala6.15
कळाkala0.19
काऴाkala0.07
कालkala0.03
कलkala0.02
कलांkalam0.01
Kala in the Oriya language
କଳାkala45.39
କାଲାkala29.71
କଲାkala11.69
କାଳାkala9.64
କଲkala0.54
କଳkala0.39
କାଲkala0.39
କଳାଃkalah0.39
କାଳkala0.33
କଲାଃkalah0.03
କାଳାଃkalah0.03
ଇକଳାikala0.03
ବିାଳbiala0.03
ହାଲhala0.03
Kala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻟﻪkalh40.91
ﻛﺎﻝkal31.82
ﻗﺎﻟﻪqalh13.64
ﻛﺎﻻkala6.82
ﻗﻠﻪqlh2.27
ﻗﺎﻟﺔqalt2.27
ﻏﻠﺔghlt2.27
Kala in the Russian language
Калаkala-
Kala in the Arabic language
كلاkla-
كلأkla-

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