Ptallah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ptallah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ptallah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ptallah (9) may also be a first name.

Ptallah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ptallah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ptallah has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ptallah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ptallah is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ptallah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ptallah reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 9 people.

Ptallah is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ptala836/
Btalla772/
Pthalya711/
Ptela6736/
Vtala673/
Btala672/
Bttala6221/
Bthala624/
Btalya621/
Btaila621/
Btalia621/
Btalias575/
Pteilay571/
Btealias531/
Bttaglia531/
Btalo507/
Vtalo501/
Vtola501/
Btola501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ptallah
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