Sangala Surname
Approximately 6,656 people bear this surname
Sangala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,934 | 1:8,852 | 1,354 |
| Mali | 1,549 | 1:10,955 | 546 |
| India | 1,181 | 1:649,505 | 30,665 |
| Tanzania | 965 | 1:54,862 | 6,001 |
| DR Congo | 493 | 1:149,857 | 15,681 |
| Cameroon | 89 | 1:233,360 | 23,225 |
| Uganda | 87 | 1:448,727 | 26,843 |
| Burkina Faso | 69 | 1:265,972 | 5,041 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Taiwan | 39 | 1:601,147 | 4,434 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Šangala (336) are calculated separately.
Sangala (707) may also be a first name.
Sangala Demographics
Sangala Political Affiliation
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Sangala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sangala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sangala (Hindi: संगला, Marathi: संगाला, Oriya: ସଳା, Russian: Сангала, Tibetan: གསང་སྔགས་ལ།) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Šangala. For other possible spellings of Sangala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sangala? popularity and diffusion
Sangala is the 73,921st most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,094,884 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sangala are found; 30 percent are found in Southern Africa and 30 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 310,684th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 707 people.
It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,934 people, or 1 in 8,852. Aside from Malawi Sangala exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 23 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.
Sangala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sangala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sangala last name grew 950 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sangala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sangala surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Sangala are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
The amount Sangala earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $42,922 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sangala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sangala in the Tibetan language | ||
| གསང་སྔགས་ལ། | sangngakla | - |
| Sangala in the Hindi language | ||
| संगला | sangala | 80 |
| सांगला | sangala | 11.11 |
| संगाला | sangala | 6.67 |
| संगल | sangala | 2.22 |
| Sangala in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଳା | sala | 57.14 |
| ସଂଗଳା | sangala | 14.29 |
| ମଳା | mala | 7.14 |
| ଦିଗାଲ | digala | 7.14 |
| ସେରନ | serana | 7.14 |
| କହଁର | kahamra | 7.14 |
| Sangala in the Marathi language | ||
| संगाला | sangala | 43.24 |
| संगळा | sangala | 27.03 |
| संगला | sangala | 17.57 |
| सांगला | sangala | 5.41 |
| सांगळू | sangalu | 2.7 |
| सांगंळा | sanganla | 2.7 |
| सांगळा | sangala | 1.35 |
| Sangala in the Russian language | ||
| Сангала | sangala | - |
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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 Sangala
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