Tinala Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tinala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tinala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Tanzania901:588,24037,030
India301:25,568,846339,406
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

The alternate forms: Tiñala (9) are calculated separately.

Tinala (203) may also be a first name.

Tinala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tinala (Bengali: তিনলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﻨﺎﻻ, Marathi: टीनवाला) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Tiñala. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tinala is the 804,502nd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Tinala reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 635,584th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 203 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiñala949/
Tingala92346/
Tainala92131/
Tisnala9214/
Tinalia928/
Thinala925/
Tinalai923/
Tinalya923/
Tinalas921/
Tinalla921/
Tinaela921/
Tienala921/
Tinaglia86730/
Tingalay86109/
Thainala8622/
Tinalhas8617/
Tingalya865/
Tingalai862/
Tuinalia861/
Taainala861/
Tunala83626/
Tinali83222/
Tenala8388/
Tinale8346/
Tinola8342/
Tinela8315/
Tinalo8314/
Tynala836/
Tinaly831/
Tingalaya8037/
Thingalya801/
Tingali77313/
Tinuola77288/
Tignola77261/
Tingale77126/
Tinalli77108/
Tuunala7733/
Tinhela7732/
Tengala7729/
Tinolah7722/
Tingola7721/
Tainola7715/
Tinauli7712/
Tainela7711/
Tenalia779/
Taynala777/
Thinale776/
Tinales775/
Thynala775/
Tenalla775/
Tynaala773/
Thenala773/
Tenalai773/
Tainali773/
Tienola773/
Tunalay773/
Tiñgala772/
Teanala771/
Teenala771/
Teinela771/
Tinohla771/
Thinali771/
Tinhola771/
Tynalla771/
Teinola771/
Tenaila771/
Tinalgo771/
Tingalo771/
Tinaali771/
Tienale771/
Tinoula771/
Tunalai771/
Tinaley770/
Tenaglia715,752/
Tunaliah7151/
Titnaali7142/
Tengalla7114/
Tetnalla719/
Tenallia719/
Tengalai718/
Tengalia712/
Tinalher712/
Tegnalia711/
Tenaylia711/
Thengala711/
Taingale711/
Tegnalla711/
Tainaily711/
Tinaller710/
Tinasley710/
Tenali675,586/
Tenela67577/
Tenalo67257/
Tinelo67131/
Tiñola6745/
Teñala6740/
Tinolo6715/
Tenale6714/
Tinole6713/
Tynaly6712/
Tinoli679/
Tenola677/
Tunela676/
Tinoly674/
Tegginali673/
Thingaliy673/
Tinahalli672/
Tienhoula672/
Tenalglia671/
Thengalai671/
Thienalle671/
Tynali671/
Tunola671/

Tinala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tinala in the Bengali language
তিনলাtinala-
Tinala in the Marathi language
टीनवालाtinavala66.67
ितनलाitanala33.33
Tinala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﻨﺎﻻtynala60
ﺗﻨﻼtnla20
ﺗﻨﺎﻻtnala20

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Footnotes

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  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tinala
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