Umalsa Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Umalsa Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from a Filipino word umalsa, which means 'to rise'.

Umalsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1281:790,92476,218
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Umalsa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from a Filipino word umalsa, which means 'to rise'.

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Umalsa Last Name Facts

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

Umalsa occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Umalsa.

How Common Is The Last Name Umalsa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Umalsa is the 1,581,912th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Umalsa is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Umalsa reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 790,924. In The Philippines Umalsa is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 47 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 22 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 9 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omalsa83179/
Umalza8310/
Imalesha711/
Omalza67650/
Umalco6715/
Imalza675/
Gummalzha673/
Umalgi671/
Ummalji621/
Homalessy5334/
Omalze5012/
Omalzo501/

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