Pahala Surname
Approximately 673 people bear this surname
Pahala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 482 | 1:274,376 | 24,745 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Mauritius | 43 | 1:30,079 | 5,976 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pahála (1) are calculated separately.
Pahala (2,319) may also be a first name.
Pahala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pahala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pahala (Hindi: पहला, Marathi: पहाळा, Oriya: ପହଲା) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Pahála. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pahala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 491,715th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Pahala live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 154,564th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 2,319 people.
Pahala is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 274,376. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 44 percent are found, North Maluku, where 14 percent are found and Jakarta, where 12 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 10 percent are found and Mauritius, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pahala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pahala in the Oriya language | ||
| ପହଲା | pahala | 91.35 |
| ପାହାଲା | pahala | 4.81 |
| ପହଳା | pahala | 1.92 |
| ପହଲ | pahala | 0.48 |
| ପହାଲା | pahala | 0.48 |
| Pahala in the Hindi language | ||
| पहला | pahala | 81.82 |
| पाहला | pahala | 18.18 |
| Pahala in the Marathi language | ||
| पहाळा | pahala | 28.57 |
| नहाळ | nahala | 28.57 |
| पाहला | pahala | 14.29 |
| पोहला | pohala | 14.29 |
| पाहाळा | pahala | 14.29 |
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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 Pahala
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