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

The surname Kala (Arabic: كلا, Bengali: কালা, Georgian: კალა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: कला, Marathi: कला, Oriya: କଳା, Russian: Кала, Tibetan: ཀ་ལ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Kalá or Kála. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kala? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,672^nd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,912 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kala are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,707^th most frequent first name globally, borne by 585,295 people.

The surname Kala is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 138,985 people, or 1 in 5,519. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 22 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 16 percent live and Haryana, where 12 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 131 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.

Kala Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Kala Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (76%) in Kenya, Shiite (75%) in Lebanon and Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Kala are 5.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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.