Klah Surname
Approximately 3,153 people bear this surname
Klah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,247 | 1:21,669 | 2,663 |
| Ivory Coast | 962 | 1:23,983 | 1,719 |
| Liberia | 773 | 1:5,703 | 691 |
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Klah (2,122) may also be a first name.
Klah Demographics
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Klah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Klah (Arabic: كلاح) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Klah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 141,349th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,311,305 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Klah are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 163,141st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 2,122 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,247 people, or 1 in 21,669. Without taking into account Ghana Klah is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 31 percent reside and Liberia, where 25 percent reside.
Klah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Klah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Klah surname grew 544 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Klah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Klah last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.
Klah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning $35,327 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Klah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Klah in the Arabic language | ||
| كلاح | klah | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Klah
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