Khamala Surname
Approximately 6,006 people bear this surname
Khamala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,401 | 1:8,550 | 1,114 |
| Thailand | 329 | 1:214,706 | 35,926 |
| Uganda | 216 | 1:180,737 | 15,048 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Khamala (1,580) may also be a first name.
Khamala Demographics
Khamala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Khamala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khamala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khamala (Bengali: খমালা, Georgian: ხამალა, Hindi: खमला, Marathi: खामला, Oriya: ଖମଲା) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khamala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 80,987th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,213,378 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Khamala are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Khamala is also the 194,604th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 1,580 people.
Khamala is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,401 people, or 1 in 8,550. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 46 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Khamala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (98%) in Kenya.
Khamala earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khamala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khamala in the Georgian language | ||
| ხამალა | khamala | - |
| Khamala in the Bengali language | ||
| খমালা | khamala | - |
| Khamala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଖମଲା | khamala | - |
| Khamala in the Marathi language | ||
| खामला | khamala | 94.12 |
| खमला | khamala | 5.88 |
| Khamala in the Hindi language | ||
| खमला | khamala | 71.43 |
| खामला | khamala | 28.57 |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khamala
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