Sahala Surname
Approximately 1,433 people bear this surname
Sahala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 495 | 1:1,549,627 | 57,720 |
| Indonesia | 378 | 1:349,866 | 30,283 |
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| Finland | 127 | 1:43,281 | 5,380 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Ukraine | 99 | 1:459,825 | 53,915 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Sahala (7,578) may also be a first name.
Sahala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahala (Bengali: সাহালা, Hindi: सहला, Marathi: सहाळा, Oriya: ସାହାଳା) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 271,821st most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,085,517 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Sahala are found; 36 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 73,697th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 7,578 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 495 people, or 1 in 1,549,627. In India Sahala is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent reside, Kerala, where 9 percent reside and Bihar, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahala in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহালা | sahala | - |
| Sahala in the Hindi language | ||
| सहला | sahala | 89.5 |
| साहला | sahala | 5.04 |
| सहाला | sahala | 3.36 |
| शहला | sahala | 1.26 |
| सहल | sahala | 0.42 |
| साहाला | sahala | 0.42 |
| Sahala in the Marathi language | ||
| सहाळा | sahala | 52.07 |
| साहाळा | sahala | 25.37 |
| साहळा | sahala | 15.42 |
| सहाला | sahala | 3.65 |
| सहला | sahala | 1 |
| साहाडा | sahada | 0.66 |
| सहळा | sahala | 0.33 |
| साहाला | sahala | 0.33 |
| साहला | sahala | 0.17 |
| सहीला | sahila | 0.17 |
| शहला | sahala | 0.17 |
| Sahala in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହାଳା | sahala | 50.91 |
| ଶାହାଳା | sahala | 22.73 |
| ସାହାଲା | sahala | 10.91 |
| ସହଲା | sahala | 5.45 |
| ଶାହାଲା | sahala | 3.64 |
| ସାହଲା | sahala | 2.73 |
| ସାହଳା | sahala | 1.82 |
| ଶାହଳା | sahala | 0.91 |
| ସହାଲା | sahala | 0.91 |
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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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- 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 Sahala
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