Wahla Surname
Approximately 3,023 people bear this surname
Wahla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,700 | 1:105,085 | 3,290 |
| Indonesia | 503 | 1:262,921 | 23,818 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| United States | 144 | 1:2,517,076 | 153,460 |
| India | 83 | 1:9,241,752 | 184,052 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Wahla (117) may also be a first name.
Wahla Demographics
Wahla Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Wahla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wahla is found most in Pakistan. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wahla.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahla? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 146,609th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,410,700 people. Wahla occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Wahla live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Wahla is also the 864,112th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 117 people.
It is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,700 people, or 1 in 105,085. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 92 percent live, Sindh, where 3 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.
Wahla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wahla has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wahla Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wahla surname are 17.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.37% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wahla earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $39,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $47,874 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wahla
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis