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'.
- kitkat777Tala Demographics
Average Male Tala Height
173.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Tală, Talà, Tála or Talá. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,730th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 73,841 people. Tala is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Tala live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,786th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 93,816 people.
The last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 61,707 people, or 1 in 12,431. In India Tala is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 56 percent reside, Gujarat, where 39 percent reside and Telangana, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account India Tala occurs in 107 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
Tala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tala has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tala surname expanded 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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
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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