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 last name Sahala (Bengali: সাহালা, Hindi: सहला, Marathi: सहाळा, Oriya: ସାହାଳା) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 271,821st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,085,517 people. The surname Sahala is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Sahala live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 34 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sahala is also the 73,697th most numerous first name globally, held by 7,578 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 495 people, or 1 in 1,549,627. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent are found, Kerala, where 9 percent are found and Bihar, where 4 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahala
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