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Where Does The Last Name Vala Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Vala (Bengali: ভালা, Georgian: ვალა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: वाला, Marathi: वाळा, Oriya: ୱାଲା, Russian: Вала) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Vála, Valà or Valâ. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vala? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Vala is the 3,753^rd most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 48,764 people. The last name Vala occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Vala reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Vala is also the 5,751^st most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 182,738 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 137,460 people, or 1 in 5,580. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 84 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 5 percent reside and Himachal Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 1 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Vala Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Vala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vala surname rose 5,536 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vala Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Vala surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vala earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.37% less than the national average, earning R 158,340 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $25,834,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $47,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $53,384 CAD per year.