Kalla Surname
Approximately 73,628 people bear this surname
Kalla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 29,434 | 1:26,061 | 1,968 |
| Niger | 19,085 | 1:1,006 | 147 |
| Nigeria | 12,306 | 1:14,395 | 1,430 |
| Algeria | 2,878 | 1:13,423 | 2,385 |
| Cameroon | 1,665 | 1:12,474 | 1,681 |
| United States | 869 | 1:417,099 | 36,198 |
| Tanzania | 816 | 1:64,879 | 6,878 |
| Germany | 809 | 1:99,512 | 12,348 |
| Kenya | 699 | 1:66,066 | 6,342 |
| Indonesia | 643 | 1:205,675 | 19,417 |
| South Africa | 502 | 1:107,924 | 13,006 |
| Hungary | 350 | 1:28,047 | 3,094 |
| Qatar | 262 | 1:9,000 | 985 |
| Iraq | 252 | 1:138,975 | 3,720 |
| Poland | 250 | 1:152,035 | 21,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 243 | 1:37,705 | 3,975 |
| Congo | 240 | 1:20,788 | 2,385 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| France | 182 | 1:364,960 | 54,499 |
| Sweden | 162 | 1:60,782 | 4,659 |
| Greece | 161 | 1:68,819 | 11,554 |
| Bolivia | 153 | 1:69,388 | 3,234 |
| Namibia | 120 | 1:20,078 | 3,504 |
| Peru | 95 | 1:334,570 | 11,825 |
| Austria | 87 | 1:97,879 | 14,223 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Czechia | 69 | 1:154,108 | 23,763 |
| Finland | 64 | 1:85,886 | 9,144 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Benin | 48 | 1:215,325 | 19,968 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Burkina Faso | 20 | 1:917,605 | 9,572 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Kalla (34,688) may also be a first name.
Kalla Demographics
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Kalla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalla (Arabic: كالا, Bengali: কালা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: कल्ला, Marathi: कळला, Oriya: କଲା, Russian: Калла) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kalla.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalla? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,710th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 98,978 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Kalla reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 24,899th most numerous first name globally, borne by 34,688 people.
Kalla is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 29,434 people, or 1 in 26,061. In India Kalla is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 79 percent reside, Telangana, where 11 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India it is found in 100 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
Kalla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kalla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kalla surname increased 5,112 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kalla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kalla surname is predominantly Muslim (83%) in Kenya, Sunni (33%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Kalla surname are 12.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.8% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kalla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.38% less than the national average, earning 279,027 kr per year; in Peru they earn 31.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,349 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.84% more than the national average, earning R 306,180 per year; in United States they earn 14.84% more than the national average, earning $49,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $47,454 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalla in the Bengali language | ||
| কালা | kala | - |
| Kalla in the Hindi language | ||
| कल्ला | kalla | 98.08 |
| काल्ला | kalla | 0.6 |
| कलला | kalala | 0.54 |
| कल्ल | kalla | 0.54 |
| कल्लेा | kallea | 0.04 |
| कला | kala | 0.04 |
| कालला | kalala | 0.02 |
| जालम | jalama | 0.02 |
| कल्लो | kallo | 0.02 |
| कलाम | kalama | 0.02 |
| केला | kela | 0.02 |
| Kalla in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲା | kala | 43.59 |
| କାଲା | kala | 30.77 |
| କାଲ | kala | 10.26 |
| କଳା | kala | 10.26 |
| କଲ | kala | 5.13 |
| Kalla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺎﻟﻪ | qalh | 41.18 |
| ﻗﻠﻪ | qlh | 17.65 |
| ﻛﺎﻟﻪ | kalh | 17.65 |
| ﻗﻞ | ql | 5.88 |
| ﻛﻼ | kla | 5.88 |
| ﻛﺎﻻ | kala | 5.88 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﺔ | qalt | 5.88 |
| Kalla in the Marathi language | ||
| कळला | kalala | 40 |
| काला | kala | 13.33 |
| अलका | alaka | 13.33 |
| कालाजी | kalaji | 13.33 |
| सुकलाल | sukalala | 6.67 |
| कैलास | kailasa | 6.67 |
| कालु | kalu | 6.67 |
| Kalla in the Russian language | ||
| Калла | kalla | - |
| Kalla in the Arabic language | ||
| كالا | kala | - |
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Footnotes
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