Risala Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Risala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Risala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1271:1,406,64515,724
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Maldives221:18,3711,229
India91:85,229,487684,495
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Risalat92435/
Risalah92277/
Riscala92170/
Rissala9299/
Risaala929/
Risalai927/
Risalea926/
Raisala924/
Rishala923/
Riosala922/
Riszala921/
Risgala921/
Ridsala921/
Riscalla8674/
Raisalah8645/
Risgalla8612/
Rissalat862/
Risallia862/
Roisalad861/
Roisalia861/
Risaalaa861/
Rishaala861/
Resala83714/
Risola83540/
Rizala83363/
Risali8367/
Risale8326/
Rijala8322/
Rusala838/
Risalo833/
Risela833/
Ricala831/
Risgallah8020/
Riscallah802/
Raisaulla801/
Ruizsalas801/
Ressala771,109/
Resalat77972/
Rescala77252/
Rissali77137/
Rissola7772/
Rizalia7767/
Ruusala7766/
Riselay7756/
Rizcala7748/
Resgala7743/
Raisola7743/
Risales7741/
Rizalla7730/
Rijalia7723/
Resalia7721/
Raisali7715/
Raijala7714/
Risalez7713/
Rizalya7711/
Rishela7710/
Rishali779/
Risalid779/
Rusalia776/
Resalla774/
Raisela774/
Rizaila773/
Richala772/
Reshala772/
Rushala772/
Risaleh772/
Rajsala771/
Rytsala771/
Rusaila771/
Resalas771/
Resalay771/
Ridsale771/
Rizalap771/
Rizalea771/
Risally771/
Riseela771/
Risolas771/
Rissale771/
Raysala771/
Reisola771/
Ridjala771/
Rizgala771/
Rusalla771/
Rhicala771/
Reasala771/
Riseila771/
Risiela771/
Risolla771/
Rishaalath751/
Ruissalo71164/
Rizgalla7154/
Resgalla7138/
Rizcalla7135/
Rescalla7118/
Richalah7116/
Raichala7112/
Raisaali718/
Raisiola716/
Reshalat714/
Rizzalla714/
Raisaily713/
Raitsalo713/
Ressalat712/
Raicalia711/
Rysaliea711/
Resallat711/
Resalyau711/
Reshalad711/
Ridseale711/
Risheela711/
Raitsola711/
Raishali711/
Risaille711/
Rizzgala711/
Rizgalah711/
Raaicala711/
Rushalla711/
Rescalah711/
Raisaili711/
Riscallo711/
Rishaali711/
Rejala673,478/
Rizali671,740/
Risolo67886/
Resola67677/
Rezala67483/
Rizola67106/
Recala6799/
Rusela6760/
Ricalo6753/
Rysaly6744/
Risole6739/
Resali6736/
Rijalo6733/
Riselo6723/
Raishaily6719/
Hrisoulas6716/
Ressallat6716/
Resale6715/
Rysali6714/
Ricola6714/
Rusola6711/
Rusalo6710/
Resaly677/
Risolè674/
Resalo674/
Resela674/
Ruzala671/
Rijola671/
Rizalo671/
Rissaliss671/
Risatelli671/
Risolé671/
Risoly671/
Rizjallah671/
Rayssalla671/
Riscollah671/
Rizale671/

Risala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Risala in the Hindi language
रिसालाrisala93.26
रीसालाrisala3.37
रिसलाrisala2.25
रीसलाrisala1.12
Risala in the Marathi language
िरसालाirasala66.67
िरसलाirasala22.22
रीसालाrisala11.11

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