Mengala Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Mengala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 222 | 1:93,554 | 11,174 |
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Mengala (103) may also be a first name.
Mengala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mengala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mengala (Hindi: मेंगला, Marathi: मगाळा, Oriya: େମଳା) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mengala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 786,896th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname Mengala is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Mengala are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 103 people.
Mengala is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 93,554. In Cameroon Mengala is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 94 percent are found, East Region, where 5 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Mengala exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 16 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mengala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mengala in the Hindi language | ||
| मेंगला | mengala | - |
| Mengala in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଳା | emala | 62.5 |
| ମଳିକ | malika | 12.5 |
| ଗମା | gama | 12.5 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 12.5 |
| Mengala in the Marathi language | ||
| मगाळा | magala | 42.86 |
| मगला | magala | 25 |
| मगळा | magala | 21.43 |
| मगाळ | magala | 7.14 |
| मंगला | mangala | 3.57 |
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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 Mengala
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