Tala Surname

5,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tala Surname User-submission:

The Tala surname could have derived from some native American languages, in which it means 'wolf' and also from Tagalog, in which it means 'bright star'.

Tala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61,7071:12,4311,014
Afghanistan9,0691:3,545374
Cameroon4,0981:5,068611
Philippines3,9931:25,3543,426
Iran2,3571:32,5763,896
South Africa2,0871:25,9603,314
Yemen1,9541:13,5241,573
DR Congo1,6141:45,7745,545
Guatemala1,1841:13,5831,309
Nigeria8301:213,42512,675
Thailand8041:87,85912,171
Indonesia8021:164,89916,028
Iraq7911:44,2751,850
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Syria6031:32,0082,012
Papua New Guinea5791:14,0821,346
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Pakistan4661:383,3567,338
Romania3861:52,0156,443
Peru3201:99,3256,363
Algeria3171:121,86617,016
Argentina3041:140,60311,911
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Italy2381:256,96134,202
Chile2361:74,6463,021
Finland2061:26,6833,649
Israel1901:45,0406,057
Solomon Islands1811:3,205329
Niger1771:108,4294,354
Turkey1411:551,92530,462
Kenya1131:408,67222,682
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Vietnam861:1,077,2801,909
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Malaysia551:536,25926,457
England461:1,211,26256,182
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Canada451:818,79163,991
Taiwan401:586,1194,335
Czechia391:272,65335,847
Benin351:295,30324,440
Lesotho341:59,7818,665
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Albania321:91,0649,211
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Zambia301:528,33122,995
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Greece241:461,65859,466
Kosovo241:77,5784,881
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Norway201:257,11427,149
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
China141:97,665,8265,141
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Saint Lucia141:12,7701,181
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France121:5,535,227269,324
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Kiribati41:28,352669
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Tală (42), Talà (17), Tála (9) & Talá (3) are calculated separately.

Tala (93,816) may also be a first name.

Tala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tala surname could have derived from some native American languages, in which it means 'wolf' and also from Tagalog, in which it means 'bright star'.

- kitkat777

Tala Last Name Facts

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

Tala (Arabic: عطلا, Bengali: তলা, Georgian: ტალა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻻ, Hindi: तला, Marathi: ताला, Oriya: ତଳା, Tibetan: ཏ་ལ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Tală, Talà, Tála or Talá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,730th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 73,841 people. The surname Tala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Tala are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,786th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 93,816 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 61,707 people, or 1 in 12,431. In India Tala is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 56 percent are found, Gujarat, where 39 percent are found and Telangana, where 2 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 107 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Tala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tala has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tala surname expanded 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tala last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (80%) in Lebanon and Christian (53%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Tala last name are 14.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 33.61% less than the national average, earning €19,937 per year; in Norway they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning 337,853 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.85% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,669 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.48% less than the national average, earning R 117,684 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% less than the national average, earning $48,418 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tală9242/
Talà9217/
Tála929/
Talá923/
Talha8960,848/
Talla8952,441/
Talat8936,968/
Talay8915,681/
Talia8910,303/
Talas897,369/
Taula897,175/
Talaa893,246/
Taala893,059/
Talai892,927/
Taila892,882/
Talea892,481/
Talad892,442/
Thala892,225/
Talah892,181/
Talap891,795/
Tatla891,507/
Talaz891,202/
Tahla89832/
Taela89628/
Talau89617/
Talya89528/
Tayla89391/
Talaj89369/
Talaš89308/
Talga89182/
Ttala8975/
Taloa8975/
Talač8959/
Talaś8951/
Teala8933/
Tasla8924/
Tgala896/
Talaï892/
Tajla892/
Dtala891/
Talaat80111,209/
Thalla804,403/
Tallat804,069/
Thalaj802,691/
Talash801,664/
Talaid801,588/
Tallah801,175/
Thaila801,117/
Talaha80875/
Tallas80842/
Talaya80836/
Taliat80698/
Talaia80614/
Talias80610/
Talhah80592/
Taalla80561/
Tallia80556/
Thalha80538/
Talaja80523/
Taglia80513/
Tailay80385/
Taalay80352/
Thalai80250/
Talhaa80248/
Tallaj80238/
Taleat80227/
Tahala80227/
Thalau80217/
Tal'at80216/
Taliai80205/
Tahula80178/
Talasz80168/
Taalah80160/
Tallai80156/
Taalat80140/
Talach80129/
Talhat80127/
Talatt80126/
Taulla80119/
Taulya80117/
Talaut80114/
Taihla80114/
Taylay80102/
Talhas8097/
Thaela8091/
Taulea8085/
Taulai8084/
Ta'ala8075/
Taalas8064/
Tailah8060/
Thahla8060/
Taliad8057/
Tailla8056/
Taleas8055/
Talaai8044/
Taslia8041/
Tallha8039/
Tattla8039/
Tatlas8038/
Thaula8038/
Taaila8037/
Thalay8035/
Tallau8034/
Tallaa8033/
Tatlay8033/
Talhha8032/
Tailas8031/
Talaud8030/
Talyah8030/
Talaph8027/
Talyai8026/
Thaala8025/
Taulia8024/
Talaah8024/
Taylas8024/
Tallya8023/
Talacz8022/
Tajlia8022/
Talais8021/
Thalya8020/
Taslad8020/
Talaad8020/
Tallap8020/
Tallay8018/
Tallad8017/
Talats8015/
Taliea8015/
Talhad8014/
Tailya8014/
Talaus8013/
Tajlaa8013/
Talazs8012/
Tealea8011/
Taulay8011/
Talaić8011/
Taulau8010/
Tailai8010/
Tahlai8010/
Tala'a8010/
Talaip8010/
Taliau809/
Talait808/
Taalya808/
Taslat808/
Taylah807/
Tealla807/
Talass807/
Taladh807/
Talahu806/
Htaula806/
Tailha806/
Tailat806/
Taelah806/
Taatla805/
Tallea805/
Taylia805/
Tathla804/
Tailap804/
Talast804/
Thalaa804/
Ttalap804/
Talaas804/
Talaïa804/
Talgai804/
Taalap804/
Tal'aa804/
Tala't804/
Tailau803/
Tthala803/
Tallaz803/
Htalas803/
Tailia803/
Taliaa803/
Thalah803/
Talasj803/
Tahlla802/
Tautla802/
Ttalla802/
Ttaala802/
Tealoa802/
Talhai802/
Talauy802/
Taulat802/
Taalia802/
Gytala801/
Ttalas801/
Taylya801/
Tajlas801/
Taalad801/
Talaiy801/
Talhap801/
Taliaz801/
Taayla801/
Taleau801/
Htayla801/
Taalai801/
Taalha801/
Tahlah801/
Tahlas801/
Tahtla801/
Tailoa801/
Tajlat801/
Tallla801/
Talahs801/
Talahy801/
Tealai801/
Taulah801/
Taslau801/
Taylat801/
Taahla801/
Talloa801/
Talaih801/
Ttalha801/
Tajlai801/
Taslaa801/
Tealap801/
Taïlha801/
Taïlla801/
Talhaj801/
Talaux801/
Taleea800/
Thayla800/
Tahlya800/
Taylea800/
Tealia800/
Tela7593,675/
Tola7550,909/
Tali7535,597/
Tale7530,058/
Talo7511,201/
Taly75987/
Talò7548/
Talj7529/
Talé7510/
Taló759/
Talè758/
Tóla751/
Talı751/
Talí751/
Taallah732,370/
Tasilla731,768/
Tacilla731,583/
Thaalla73305/
Tallaut73285/
Tahalea73198/
Tala'at73156/
Thalhah73153/
Taullau73128/
Taullaj73123/
Tallach73114/
Taulats73107/
Taillat7384/
Geetala7346/
Thalais7336/
Tahalla7335/
Thallah7332/
Talliad7329/
Thailah7328/
Thahala7328/
Taullah7327/
Tailaya7323/
Thealla7323/
Talaich7323/
Tallaud7322/
Thailla7321/
Talasch7321/
Taslaud7316/
Taullai7316/
Thaylah7315/
Thalait7311/
Thalaha7310/
Thallaj7310/
Thallaa739/
Taallat739/
Talahai739/
Talahah738/
Thallau737/
Taillah737/
Tallaha737/
Thaulaz737/
Tasella736/
Taallaa736/
Thailay736/
Tallash736/
Thatlap735/
Tallgau735/
Talahei735/
Tatilla734/
Tailiat734/
Tallhaa734/
Taleaua734/
Tallaat734/
Thalhad733/
Talleau733/
Tallias733/
Tailiai733/
Taillas733/
Tattlah733/
Taaalah733/
Tala'ad733/
Dttalia732/
Tatella732/
Talaaja732/
Tauleau732/
Tahalay732/
Tallaja732/
Talllat732/
Taliash732/
Thalias732/
Ttallas731/
Teaslay731/
Thaulya731/
Thaajla731/
Taggila731/
Taalaha731/
Taalath731/
Tallais731/
Tallead731/
Tatlatt731/
Taulaai731/
Talaova731/
Talastt731/
Taatlah731/
Ttallah731/
Taalhai731/
Tahlaha731/
Talliat731/
Tasllah731/
Tailaia731/
Taillai731/
Taillia731/
Taitlap731/
Tallacz731/
Tallahe731/
Tallait731/
Tallasz731/
Talaová731/
Talgaya731/
Talhach731/
Talhatt731/
Talia'a731/
Taliaya731/
Talaijs731/
Taleaut731/
Teallea731/
Talhajt731/
Tasliat731/
Tallhat731/
Tealaih731/
Taalaah731/
Thaalia731/
Thaayla731/
Thaslah731/
Tahlahj731/
Tayslla731/
Taullla731/
Talhaat731/
Talyass731/
Thaylia730/
Taleatt730/
Tallass730/
Talahee730/
Tatli6725,415/
Talhi6718,419/
Talle6714,688/
Tolla6714,205/
Thela6713,652/
Thale679,773/
Taulo678,859/
Toula677,027/
Tallo676,881/
Talis676,584/
Talei676,576/
Talip675,844/
Talli675,366/
Teale674,613/
Tolay674,182/
Tally674,071/
Totla674,060/
Thali674,015/
Taleh673,218/
Taili673,175/
Taule673,015/
Taley672,866/
Talos671,955/
Taloh671,882/
Talie671,643/
Tálas671,545/
Talep671,540/
Thola671,515/
Tales671,450/
Tolaj671,407/
Talih671,290/
Talee671,195/
Taali671,057/
Taile671,040/
Taliy671,000/
Talio67985/
Talit67918/
Taylo67822/
Tolai67774/
Talou67752/
Teila67731/
Tolat67716/
Taler67698/
Tolah67687/
Taale67654/
Telai67627/
Talet67620/
Teela67610/
Telaa67602/
Tauli67575/
Tahli67570/
Tayli67562/
Thaly67498/
Tasli67485/
Telah67408/
Tolas67407/
Taluy67395/
Talot67376/
Tuila67362/
Talii67357/
Thalo67349/
Talge67338/
Toola67335/
Taloi67321/
Toila67312/
Taelo67296/
Tachella67274/
Tağli67261/
Tailo67254/
Taliç67232/
Telau67229/
Tolap67224/
Taloo67206/
Tahle67194/
Talgo67170/
Tajly67170/
Tolaz67156/
Taloş67154/
Talhy67146/
Tauliaut67140/
Talje67137/
Talho67133/
Talid67125/
Taloš67122/
Telay67119/
Talod67116/
Tatle67106/
Tahlo67106/
Talui67103/
Tahalooa67101/
Talej6795/
Taleu6789/
Tajli6785/
Talyo6780/
Tolau6772/
Talhe6769/
Taloy6768/
Taalo6764/
Tealo6764/
Tayle6761/
Taled6761/
Talez6759/
Tasle6757/
Taily6757/
Talajová6751/
Thalaash6749/
Tálai6748/
Ttali6747/
Tolad6746/
Talyy6740/
Talgi6740/
Talló6740/
Tohla6738/
Tauly6737/
Taliz6732/
Taloș6732/
Tolaa6731/
Toela6728/
Talop6727/
Toyla6727/
Tahallah6725/
Teali6724/
Taulé6722/
Talyi6717/
Ťahla6716/
Taslé6716/
Taluj6714/
Tahly6714/
Tallasch6714/
Tehla6713/
Tolaš6712/
Teula6710/
Tuola6710/
Taslo679/
Tallè679/
Tatlı679/
Tálaš679/
Taylaghi677/
Thöla676/
Thahlaay676/
Tasillas675/
Taloz675/
Tallé674/
Taailaha674/
Tassella673/
Talehova673/
Ttola673/
Thailash673/
Tatillah673/
Tatlo673/
Talij673/
Tajle673/
Tayly673/
Tallahah673/
Tosla673/
Thaalaay673/
Tealy672/
Taaly672/
Ìtalo672/
Teyla672/
Tassilla672/
Taaallah672/
Taleyova671/
Geetaala671/
Tojla671/
Ttale671/
Ttela671/
Thaallaa671/
Thaillah671/
Tausilla671/
Talahast671/
Taallaah671/
Taluí671/
Tahailat671/
Htali671/
Telaï671/
Tacillas671/
Tahailau671/
Tahalass671/
Taileaud671/
Tailliau671/
Tailă671/
Tallà671/
Tallá671/
Tallã671/
Tallauch671/
Talapowa671/
Talhé671/
Talajova671/
Taláp671/
Taláč671/
Talès671/
Talós671/
Taulí671/
Ttalo671/
Dtela671/
Tolaç671/
Tahalait671/
Tahllait671/
Taalllah671/
Thailaaj671/
Thailach671/
Thaslaah671/
Thaslaay671/
Tachylla671/
Taitella671/
Tajlo671/
Talyt671/

Tala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tala in the Bengali language
তলাtala-
Tala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻻtala66.67
ﺗﻌﻠﺔtlt33.33
Tala in the Marathi language
तालाtala65.38
तलाtala30.09
टालाtala1.36
टलाtala1.13
ताळाtala1.13
टाळाtala0.9
Tala in the Hindi language
तलाtala59.89
टालाtala18.98
तालाtala18.72
टलाtala1.6
टलtala0.53
तेालाteala0.27
Tala in the Georgian language
ტალაtala50
თალაtala50
Tala in the Oriya language
ତଳାtala35.71
ତାଲାtala21.43
ତଳtala17.58
ତଲାtala14.29
ଟଲାtala3.3
ତାଲtala2.2
ତଲtala2.2
ଟଲtala0.55
କାଳାkala0.55
ଢଳdhala0.55
ଟଳtala0.55
ତାଳtala0.55
Tala in the Tibetan language
ཏ་ལ་tala28.57
སྟག་ལ།takla28.57
བལྟ་ལ།tala14.29
ཏ་ལ།tala14.29
རྟ་ལ་tala14.29
Tala in the Arabic language
عطلاtla-
طليtly-
طلاtla-
تلاtla-
طالعtal-
تالاtala-

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