Sabalala Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sabalala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sabalala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sabalala (21) may also be a first name.

Sabalala Last Name Facts

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

Sabalala (Marathi: सबलाला, Oriya: ସବଲାଳ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sabalala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabalala? popularity and diffusion

Sabalala is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Sabalala are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sabalala is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 78 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Sabalala occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sabalala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabalala in the Oriya language
ସବଲାଳsabalala-
Sabalala in the Marathi language
सबलालाsabalala-

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