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
Average Khala Salary in
United States
$22,563 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Khala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Khala (Arabic: كحّالي, Bengali: খেলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: खला, Marathi: खाळा, Oriya: ଖାଲା, Russian: Хала) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 69,548th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,023,388 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Khala live; 27 percent live in Southern Africa and 27 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Khala is also the 120,850th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 3,461 people.
It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,813 people, or 1 in 29,883. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and Free State, where 18 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 11 percent live and Chad, where 9 percent live.
Khala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Khala last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Khala last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political 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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