Mahala Surname
Approximately 20,041 people bear this surname
Mahala Surname Definition:
Mahala is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a state of brightness.
Mahala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13,537 | 1:56,664 | 3,885 |
| Tanzania | 1,715 | 1:30,870 | 3,654 |
| Pakistan | 1,586 | 1:112,638 | 3,419 |
| South Africa | 1,205 | 1:44,961 | 5,745 |
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| United States | 482 | 1:751,989 | 58,734 |
| Zimbabwe | 320 | 1:48,244 | 7,394 |
| Ukraine | 237 | 1:192,079 | 26,104 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Mahala (5,195) may also be a first name.
Mahala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mahala is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a state of brightness.
Mahala Demographics
Mahala Political Affiliation
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Mahala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahala (Arabic: ماهالا, Bengali: মহলা, Hindi: महला, Marathi: महाला, Oriya: ମହଲା) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahala is the 26,809th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 363,632 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Mahala live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 93,938th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 5,195 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 13,537 people, or 1 in 56,664. In India it is most frequent in: Odisha, where 68 percent live, Maharashtra, where 12 percent live and West Bengal, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account India Mahala exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.
Mahala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mahala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mahala last name increased 893 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mahala Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mahala last name are 29.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mahala earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.19% less than the national average, earning R 111,228 per year and in United States they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning $37,380 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahala in the Bengali language | ||
| মহলা | mahala | - |
| Mahala in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହଲା | mahala | 92.98 |
| ମାହାଲା | mahala | 3.52 |
| ମହାଲା | mahala | 0.98 |
| ମହଳା | mahala | 0.89 |
| ମହଲ | mahala | 0.18 |
| ମୁମହଲା | mumahala | 0.12 |
| ଶୁମହଲା | sumahala | 0.06 |
| ମାହଲା | mahala | 0.06 |
| ସୁମହଲା | sumahala | 0.04 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 0.03 |
| ମାହାଲ | mahala | 0.03 |
| ପମିଳା | pamila | 0.01 |
| ମାହଳା | mahala | 0.01 |
| ବୁମହଲା | bumahala | 0.01 |
| ମହାଲ | mahala | 0.01 |
| ମୁମହଲ | mumahala | 0.01 |
| ଅଦାବର | adabara | 0.01 |
| କୁମହଲା | kumahala | 0.01 |
| ମାହାଳା | mahala | 0.01 |
| ଧଳ | dhala | 0.01 |
| ମଳିକ | malika | 0.01 |
| ମାଳତି | malati | 0.01 |
| ଇୁମହଲା | iumahala | 0.01 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 0.01 |
| ମଲିକ | malika | 0.01 |
| ମହାଳା | mahala | 0.01 |
| ଚରଣ | carana | 0.01 |
| ପୁମହଲା | pumahala | 0.01 |
| ଇମହଲା | imahala | 0.01 |
| ଶୁମହଳା | sumahala | 0.01 |
| େଫଲୁ | ephalu | 0.01 |
| ଭବାନୀ | bhabani | 0.01 |
| Mahala in the Hindi language | ||
| महला | mahala | 91.17 |
| महाला | mahala | 6.39 |
| माहला | mahala | 2.13 |
| माहाला | mahala | 0.3 |
| Mahala in the Marathi language | ||
| महाला | mahala | 74.17 |
| माहला | mahala | 14.65 |
| माहाला | mahala | 2.23 |
| महला | mahala | 2.19 |
| महाळा | mahala | 1.89 |
| महाले | mahale | 1.66 |
| महाल | mahala | 0.53 |
| महादू | mahadu | 0.3 |
| महादु | mahadu | 0.23 |
| माहाळा | mahala | 0.19 |
| मोहला | mohala | 0.15 |
| महाई | maha'i | 0.08 |
| महालर | mahalara | 0.08 |
| गहला | gahala | 0.08 |
| माहळा | mahala | 0.08 |
| महळा | mahala | 0.04 |
| मासाळ | masala | 0.04 |
| महलाह | mahalaha | 0.04 |
| Mahala in the Arabic language | ||
| ماهالا | mahala | - |
| محلا | mhla | - |
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