Sodala Surname
Approximately 676 people bear this surname
Sodala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Zambia | 43 | 1:368,603 | 19,020 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sodala (49) may also be a first name.
Sodala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sodala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sodala (Hindi: सोदाला, Marathi: सोडला, Oriya: େସାଦାଲା) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sodala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 490,085th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. The surname Sodala occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sodala live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 49 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Besides Malawi Sodala is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sodala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sodala in the Hindi language | ||
| सोदाला | sodala | - |
| Sodala in the Marathi language | ||
| सोडला | sodala | 66.67 |
| सोडाला | sodala | 33.33 |
| Sodala in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାଦାଲା | esadala | 33.33 |
| େସାଦଲା | esadala | 33.33 |
| େସାଡାଲା | esadala | 33.33 |
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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 Sodala
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