Qala Surname

98,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Qala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,4981:17,6401,920
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Iran6651:115,46210,918
Syria5161:37,4052,268
Afghanistan5131:62,6772,000
South Africa3851:140,72116,192
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Pakistan1561:1,145,15314,020
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Palestine171:267,57910,328
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Qala (6,022) may also be a first name.

Qala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qala (Arabic: قلعه, Georgian: ქალა) is found most in Yemen. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,520th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,514,453 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Qala reside; 43 percent reside in West Asia and 31 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 85,458th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 6,022 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,498 people, or 1 in 17,640. In Yemen Qala is most common in: Taiz Governorate, where 62 percent live, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 33 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent live. Barring Yemen this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 15 percent live and Iran, where 14 percent live.

Qala Last Name Statistics demography

Qala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.34% less than the national average, earning R 110,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qalad893,535/
Qhala89699/
Gqala89622/
Qalla89343/
Qalaa89307/
Qalat89191/
Qalai89175/
Qalaj89146/
Qaula8994/
Qayla8991/
Qalah8974/
Quala8918/
Qalau8912/
Qeala897/
Qalia897/
Qahla894/
Qaila893/
Qalha892/
Hqala891/
Qasla891/
Qalas891/
Qalea891/
Qalya891/
Qalyas801,238/
Qalyat801,119/
Qalyay80467/
Qualia80184/
Qalhat8065/
Qualla8051/
Qalash8033/
Qallas8020/
Qallia8018/
Qalaah8014/
Qaisla8011/
Qalach809/
Qaslah809/
Qalahe806/
Qahlah806/
Qallad805/
Qalaha805/
Qahlas804/
Qaylah804/
Qalaad804/
Quayla803/
Qallaj803/
Qallat803/
Qualay802/
Qalast802/
Qaulla802/
Quaila801/
Qualas801/
Qualea801/
Qaalaj801/
Qailla801/
Qaslia801/
Qhalla801/
Qalaat801/
Qaladh801/
Qalait801/
Qalatd801/
Qalgah801/
Qalyaz801/
Gqalas801/
Qallaa801/
Quaula801/
Qhaula801/
Kala75208,742/
Cala7543,535/
Qalo752,384/
Qela75602/
Qola75292/
Quaglia736,748/
Qalliaj73437/
Quqalia7387/
Quallah7336/
Quqalla7325/
Qallaha7310/
Quallas735/
Qaullah734/
Qalahat732/
Qhaulah731/
Quaelia731/
Qualeas731/
Quallay731/
Quaylia731/
Quailla731/
Qauglia731/
Qualias731/
Qalachh731/
Qalliaz731/
Qathlaa731/
Quailya730/
Quallia730/
Kalla6773,628/
Kaila6722,393/
Kalia6720,023/
Kalai6718,834/
Kalay6718,828/
Caila6716,381/
Calla6715,627/
Qaloh6710,129/
Kahla679,820/
Khala677,121/
Kalau676,656/
Kaula675,199/
Calas675,129/
Calia674,556/
Kalya674,243/
Kaela674,126/
Kalah673,075/
Cayla672,926/
Kalea672,091/
Kalaj671,979/
Gqola671,961/
Caula671,922/
Kaala671,776/
Kalga671,766/
Calay671,662/
Kajla671,602/
Ccala671,171/
Kalaç671,121/
Calap671,093/
Kalaa67658/
Kalha67623/
Calad67561/
Calea67560/
Qelaj67490/
Keala67482/
Casla67433/
Qhola67432/
Kaloa67403/
Calat67301/
Calai67290/
Calau67287/
Kayla67283/
Calha67256/
Qelai67245/
Qualo67164/
Qallo67154/
Qhalo67151/
Qoola67146/
Quela67138/
Calaz67131/
Caela67118/
Kgala6792/
Kkala6761/
Calaj6760/
Calya6757/
Kcala6754/
Kalaß6749/
Qalei6743/
Caala6742/
Calaa6740/
Ceala6731/
Quatella6727/
Qolad6720/
Kalaï6719/
Qhela6718/
Qaloo6718/
Kalağ6718/
Gqalo6716/
Gcala6716/
Catla6714/
Qathlaay6714/
Kaïla6713/
Cahla6712/
Caloa6711/
Qalou6710/
Kalać679/
Kaîla679/
Qolah679/
Qaley677/
Caála674/
Calah673/
Kaãla673/
Qaalo673/
Calga672/
Qosla672/
Gkala672/
Hkala672/
Qalgo671/
Qolas671/
Cajla671/
Hcala671/
Ckala671/
Kalaî671/
Kalaś671/
Qoela671/
Qolla671/
Qatlo671/
Qelay671/
Calaš671/
Caïla671/
Ka'la671/
Gqela671/
Qgola671/
Qalot671/
Qolai671/

Qala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qala in the Georgian language
ქალაkala-
Qala in the Arabic language
قلعهqlh-
قلاqla-
عقلاqla-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qala
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