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 surname Pahala (Hindi: पहला, Marathi: पहाळा, Oriya: ପହଲା) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pahála. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pahala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 491,715th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 10,828,449 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Pahala are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pahala is also the 154,564th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 2,319 people.
The last name Pahala is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 482 people, or 1 in 274,376. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 44 percent live, North Maluku, where 14 percent live and Jakarta, where 12 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 10 percent live and Mauritius, where 6 percent live.
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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