Pakala Surname
Approximately 9,657 people bear this surname
Pakala Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the Romanian word pacala, which means 'to fool'.
Pakala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,911 | 1:86,081 | 5,756 |
| United States | 249 | 1:1,455,658 | 99,719 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| Lithuania | 48 | 1:63,221 | 9,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Pakala (2,804) may also be a first name.
Pakala Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the Romanian word pacala, which means 'to fool'.
- ivanjumperPakala Demographics
Average Pakala Salary in
United States
$56,911 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pakala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pakala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pakala (Bengali: পাকালা, Hindi: पकाला, Marathi: पाकाला, Oriya: ପାକଲା, Russian: Пакала) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pakala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pakala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,962nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 754,639 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Pakala are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 137,760th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 2,804 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 8,911 people, or 1 in 86,081. In India Pakala is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 53 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 41 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 2 percent reside. Not including India this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Pakala Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pakala are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the party.
Pakala earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.89% more than the national average, earning $56,911 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pakala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pakala in the Bengali language | ||
| পাকালা | pakala | 50 |
| পাকলা | pakala | 50 |
| Pakala in the Hindi language | ||
| पकाला | pakala | 50 |
| पकला | pakala | 37.5 |
| पाकला | pakala | 12.5 |
| Pakala in the Marathi language | ||
| पाकाला | pakala | 47.95 |
| पाकला | pakala | 29.82 |
| पकाला | pakala | 16.37 |
| पकला | pakala | 2.34 |
| पाकळा | pakala | 2.34 |
| पोकळा | pokala | 1.17 |
| Pakala in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାକଲା | pakala | 38.29 |
| ପକାଲା | pakala | 36.02 |
| ପକାଳା | pakala | 9.57 |
| ପକଲା | pakala | 5.04 |
| ପାକାଲା | pakala | 4.28 |
| ପାକଳା | pakala | 2.77 |
| ପାକଳ | pakala | 1.26 |
| ପକଲ | pakala | 1.26 |
| ପକଳା | pakala | 0.5 |
| ପକାଳ | pakala | 0.25 |
| ନାଇକ | na'ika | 0.25 |
| ପାକାଳା | pakala | 0.25 |
| ପାକଲ | pakala | 0.25 |
| Pakala in the Russian language | ||
| Пакала | pakala | - |
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Footnotes
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