Khala Surname
Approximately 7,121 people bear this surname
Khala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,813 | 1:29,883 | 3,846 |
| Thailand | 769 | 1:91,857 | 12,897 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| India | 475 | 1:1,614,874 | 59,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 391 | 1:23,433 | 2,671 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Yemen | 261 | 1:101,246 | 6,101 |
| Ukraine | 235 | 1:193,714 | 26,291 |
| Palestine | 212 | 1:21,457 | 3,315 |
| Nigeria | 206 | 1:859,916 | 37,696 |
| Belarus | 179 | 1:53,079 | 9,055 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Algeria | 122 | 1:316,652 | 30,563 |
| Afghanistan | 98 | 1:328,094 | 5,053 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Lesotho | 72 | 1:28,230 | 5,446 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 1:4,154,509 | 29,278 |
| Russia | 42 | 1:3,431,501 | 177,080 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Jordan | 16 | 1:552,652 | 13,471 |
| Nepal | 14 | 1:2,034,354 | 8,267 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Khala (3,461) may also be a first name.
Khala Demographics
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Khala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khala (Arabic: كحّالي, Bengali: খেলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: खला, Marathi: खाळा, Oriya: ଖାଲା, Russian: Хала) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 69,548th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,023,388 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Khala reside; 27 percent reside in Southern Africa and 27 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Khala is also the 120,850th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,461 people.
It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 1,813 people, or 1 in 29,883. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent reside, Gauteng, where 22 percent reside and Free State, where 18 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 11 percent reside and Chad, where 9 percent reside.
Khala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Khala surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Khala last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.
The amount Khala earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 48.34% less than the national average, earning R 122,772 per year and in United States they earn 47.71% less than the national average, earning $22,563 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khala in the Hindi language | ||
| खला | khala | 61.4 |
| खाला | khala | 38.6 |
| Khala in the Marathi language | ||
| खाळा | khala | 55.77 |
| खाला | khala | 28.85 |
| खला | khala | 11.54 |
| खान | khana | 1.92 |
| खाजा | khaja | 1.92 |
| Khala in the Bengali language | ||
| খেলা | khela | 50 |
| খলা | khala | 25 |
| খলরাম | khalarama | 25 |
| Khala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଖାଲା | khala | 37.5 |
| ଖଲା | khala | 37.5 |
| ଖଳା | khala | 12.5 |
| ଖଲ | khala | 12.5 |
| Khala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﺎﻟﻪ | khalh | 33.33 |
| ﺧﺎﻟﺔ | khalt | 11.11 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﻪ | qalh | 11.11 |
| ﺧﺎﻝ | khal | 11.11 |
| ﻗﺎﻟﺔ | qalt | 11.11 |
| ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻟﻪ | alkhalh | 11.11 |
| ﺧﻠﻪ | khlh | 11.11 |
| Khala in the Russian language | ||
| Хала | hala | - |
| Khala in the Arabic language | ||
| كحّالي | khaly | - |
| كحالي | khaly | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khala
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