Risala Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Risala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 127 | 1:1,406,645 | 15,724 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Maldives | 22 | 1:18,371 | 1,229 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Risala (752) may also be a first name.
Risala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Risala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Risala (Hindi: रिसाला, Marathi: िरसाला) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Risala? popularity and diffusion
Risala is the 1,144,405th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name Risala occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Risala are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Risala is also the 299,703rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 752 people.
The surname Risala is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 1,406,645. In Pakistan Risala is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and The Maldives, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Risala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Risala in the Hindi language | ||
| रिसाला | risala | 93.26 |
| रीसाला | risala | 3.37 |
| रिसला | risala | 2.25 |
| रीसला | risala | 1.12 |
| Risala in the Marathi language | ||
| िरसाला | irasala | 66.67 |
| िरसला | irasala | 22.22 |
| रीसाला | risala | 11.11 |
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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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- 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 Risala
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