Koala Surname

28,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Koala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso18,2631:1,005158
Ivory Coast1361:169,6417,646
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Lesotho751:27,1015,291
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France21:33,211,361423,184
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Koala (236) may also be a first name.

Koala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Koala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Koala (Arabic: كويلا, Oriya: େକାଏଲା, Russian: Коала) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Koala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,772nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 390,481 people. The surname Koala is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Koala live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 583,008th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 236 people.

The last name Koala is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 18,263 people, or 1 in 1,005. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 57 percent reside, Centre Region, where 26 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso Koala exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Koala Last Name Statistics demography

Koala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.15% less than the national average, earning R 56,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koalga911,879/
Kouala911,212/
Koalla91113/
Kohala9125/
Khoala9115/
Koaela915/
Koalat913/
Koalai913/
Koalaa911/
Kkoala911/
Koalia911/
Koaila911/
Kgoala911/
Koyyala831,793/
Kouahla83515/
Koualla83173/
Khoahla83153/
Kohaila83139/
Koiyala8374/
Koualga8322/
Kojjala8311/
Kohalai837/
Khouala836/
Kojyala833/
Koualai832/
Khoeala831/
Kohalea831/
Khoatla831/
Kouaila831/
Koualad831/
Koualat831/
Koualay831/
Koualea831/
Koualia831/
Kgoaila831/
Koali801,304/
Kaola80336/
Koale80137/
Koalo8053/
Koaly8030/
Coala8023/
Qoala801/
Koatlhai7727/
Koyyalla7715/
Kouahlia772/
Khohalya771/
Kkojjala771/
Koiyalla771/
Koyyaala771/
Khouaila771/
Khouahla771/
Khoualad771/
Kohale7314,505/
Kohali7312,096/
Kaeola733,373/
Kgoale732,126/
Khoali731,711/
Kouali731,504/
Kaoula73875/
Coayla73602/
Khaola73566/
Kojola73473/
Khoale73457/
Coalla73396/
Kahola73372/
Kouale73247/
Koaile73244/
Coaila73178/
Kouola73178/
Koyola73162/
Koualy73138/
Qhoala7382/
Coaloa7358/
Koualo7342/
Kohola7341/
Kaolah7326/
Kohaly7322/
Kgoali7321/
Kgaola7313/
Koalho7310/
Coalia7310/
Coalha738/
Kaolai737/
Kaeala736/
Koalhe735/
Kuiala734/
Kohalo734/
Koalie734/
Cohala734/
Koaler733/
Koallo733/
Koalge732/
Kauala732/
Koalou732/
Koaloy732/
Kaolau731/
Koahle731/
Koalgo731/
Coaala731/
Kaaela731/
Koaili731/
Koalhi731/
Ko'ola731/
Kuiola731/
Coalea731/
Khoalo731/
Koaleu731/
Kaolad731/
Kaolap731/
Kouôla731/
Khaoula673,872/
Kaeolai671,182/
Cohaila67847/
Kohalli67632/
Kouatly67595/
Khouali67387/
Koualou67243/
Kouatli67190/
Khoahli67163/
Kaoulla67117/
Koualis6778/
Kauhala6773/
Kauhola6767/
Kahaela6766/
Cohalla6762/
Khoaile6745/
Cohayla6736/
Koualed6731/
Khaolap6729/
Kaoulas6727/
Kogiali6722/
Khaolah6720/
Cohalay6714/
Cohalas6713/
Khohale678/
Khaolai677/
Koyyali676/
Kouahli676/
Koiyale676/
Kohalhe675/
Koualey675/
Khaolad675/
Kohalho674/
Kaehala674/
Kahoula673/
Coaglia673/
Cohalad673/
Cohalah673/
Kohalis673/
Koualie673/
Khohali672/
Kohahle672/
Kaholla672/
Kohaili672/
Koualle672/
Kouales672/
Kauaula671/
Kađolas671/
Kaholaa671/
Kahosla671/
Khaosla671/
Koahale671/
Koahali671/
Koahler671/
Koalych671/
Kohaliz671/
Kohalyi671/
Kohosla671/
Kojjola671/
Kojyola671/
Koualee671/
Kouolla671/
Kuoatly671/
Hkaoula671/
Khauola671/
Khohola671/
Kaeaila671/
Koailee671/
Koale'e671/
Koalich671/
Kohalii671/
Koualeh671/
Koualei671/
Koualit671/
Kouallo671/
Koually671/
Coaylla671/
Cohalaj671/
Cohaíla671/
Kaholah671/
Khaoyla671/
Khaohla671/
Kgahola671/
Khouale671/
Khoahle671/
Khoaled671/
Koualli671/
Qoaglia671/
Kohalid671/
Kaualia671/
Koaller670/
Kohales670/

Koala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koala in the Oriya language
େକାଏଲାeka'ela66.67
େକାଅଲାeka'ala33.33
Koala in the Russian language
Коалаkoala-
Koala in the Arabic language
كويلاkwyla-
كوالkwal-

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