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Where Does The Last Name Pala Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Pala (Bengali: পলা, Georgian: ფალა, Hindi: पाला, Marathi: पाला, Oriya: ପାଲା, Russian: Пала, Tibetan: པ་ལ།) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Pála, Palà, Pală or Palá. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pala.

How Common Is The Last Name Pala? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Pala is the 3,838^th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 49,948 people. The last name Pala is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Pala live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 5,018^th most commonly used given name globally, held by 208,042 people.

The surname Pala is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 65,469 people, or 1 in 11,716. In India Pala is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 48 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 20 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent live. Other than India it is found in 124 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 23 percent live and Nepal, where 8 percent live.

Pala Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pala surname grew 81,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pala Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

In The United States Pala are 12.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.6% less than the national average, earning €22,642 per year; in Norway they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning 316,017 kr per year; in Peru they earn 26.19% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,462 per year; in South Africa they earn 37% less than the national average, earning R 149,712 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $24,139,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning $49,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $55,202 CAD per year.