Vallah Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Vallah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 209 | 1:21,093 | 2,112 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Vallah (39) may also be a first name.
Vallah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vallah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vallah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﺢ, Hindi: वल्लाह) is most common in Liberia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Vallah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vallah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 978,274th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Vallah live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 39 people.
This surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 21,093. In Liberia Vallah is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 43 percent reside, Gbarpolu County, where 20 percent reside and Bong County, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vallah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vallah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻠﺢ | flh | - |
| Vallah in the Hindi language | ||
| वल्लाह | vallaha | 75 |
| उल्लाह | ullaha | 25 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vallah
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