Tala Surname
Approximately 98,692 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 61,707 | 1:12,431 | 1,014 |
| Afghanistan | 9,069 | 1:3,545 | 374 |
| Cameroon | 4,098 | 1:5,068 | 611 |
| Philippines | 3,993 | 1:25,354 | 3,426 |
| Iran | 2,357 | 1:32,576 | 3,896 |
| South Africa | 2,087 | 1:25,960 | 3,314 |
| Yemen | 1,954 | 1:13,524 | 1,573 |
| DR Congo | 1,614 | 1:45,774 | 5,545 |
| Guatemala | 1,184 | 1:13,583 | 1,309 |
| Nigeria | 830 | 1:213,425 | 12,675 |
| Thailand | 804 | 1:87,859 | 12,171 |
| Indonesia | 802 | 1:164,899 | 16,028 |
| Iraq | 791 | 1:44,275 | 1,850 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Syria | 603 | 1:32,008 | 2,012 |
| Papua New Guinea | 579 | 1:14,082 | 1,346 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| Pakistan | 466 | 1:383,356 | 7,338 |
| Romania | 386 | 1:52,015 | 6,443 |
| Peru | 320 | 1:99,325 | 6,363 |
| Algeria | 317 | 1:121,866 | 17,016 |
| Argentina | 304 | 1:140,603 | 11,911 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| United States | 253 | 1:1,432,644 | 98,450 |
| Italy | 238 | 1:256,961 | 34,202 |
| Chile | 236 | 1:74,646 | 3,021 |
| Finland | 206 | 1:26,683 | 3,649 |
| Israel | 190 | 1:45,040 | 6,057 |
| Solomon Islands | 181 | 1:3,205 | 329 |
| Niger | 177 | 1:108,429 | 4,354 |
| Turkey | 141 | 1:551,925 | 30,462 |
| Kenya | 113 | 1:408,672 | 22,682 |
| United Arab Emirates | 102 | 1:89,826 | 8,037 |
| Vietnam | 86 | 1:1,077,280 | 1,909 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Taiwan | 40 | 1:586,119 | 4,335 |
| Czechia | 39 | 1:272,653 | 35,847 |
| Benin | 35 | 1:295,303 | 24,440 |
| Lesotho | 34 | 1:59,781 | 8,665 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Albania | 32 | 1:91,064 | 9,211 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Kosovo | 24 | 1:77,578 | 4,881 |
| Tanzania | 24 | 1:2,205,901 | 48,025 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 1:331,593 | 10,584 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| North Macedonia | 14 | 1:150,105 | 11,233 |
| Saint Lucia | 14 | 1:12,770 | 1,181 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
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'.
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Average Tala Salary in
United States
$44,807 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Tală, Talà, Tála or Talá. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tala? popularity and diffusion
Tala is the 5,730th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 73,841 people. Tala is predominantly found 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. Tala is also the 10,786th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 93,816 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 61,707 people, or 1 in 12,431. In India Tala is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 56 percent live, Gujarat, where 39 percent live and Telangana, where 2 percent live. Besides India it occurs in 107 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Tala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tala has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tala surname rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Tala surname 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.39% registered with the 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
Tala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tala in the Bengali language | ||
| তলা | tala | - |
| Tala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻻ | tala | 66.67 |
| ﺗﻌﻠﺔ | tlt | 33.33 |
| Tala in the Marathi language | ||
| ताला | tala | 65.38 |
| तला | tala | 30.09 |
| टाला | tala | 1.36 |
| टला | tala | 1.13 |
| ताळा | tala | 1.13 |
| टाळा | tala | 0.9 |
| Tala in the Hindi language | ||
| तला | tala | 59.89 |
| टाला | tala | 18.98 |
| ताला | tala | 18.72 |
| टला | tala | 1.6 |
| टल | tala | 0.53 |
| तेाला | teala | 0.27 |
| Tala in the Georgian language | ||
| ტალა | tala | 50 |
| თალა | tala | 50 |
| Tala in the Oriya language | ||
| ତଳା | tala | 35.71 |
| ତାଲା | tala | 21.43 |
| ତଳ | tala | 17.58 |
| ତଲା | tala | 14.29 |
| ଟଲା | tala | 3.3 |
| ତାଲ | tala | 2.2 |
| ତଲ | tala | 2.2 |
| ଟଲ | tala | 0.55 |
| କାଳା | kala | 0.55 |
| ଢଳ | dhala | 0.55 |
| ଟଳ | tala | 0.55 |
| ତାଳ | tala | 0.55 |
| Tala in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཏ་ལ་ | tala | 28.57 |
| སྟག་ལ། | takla | 28.57 |
| བལྟ་ལ། | tala | 14.29 |
| ཏ་ལ། | tala | 14.29 |
| རྟ་ལ་ | tala | 14.29 |
| Tala in the Arabic language | ||
| عطلا | tla | - |
| طلي | tly | - |
| طلا | tla | - |
| تلا | tla | - |
| طالع | tal | - |
| تالا | tala | - |
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