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
Average Wahla Salary in
United States
$39,220 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wahla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahla Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wahla is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wahla click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahla? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 146,609th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,410,700 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Wahla live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 864,112th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 117 people.
This last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,700 people, or 1 in 105,085. In Pakistan Wahla is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 92 percent are found, Sindh, where 3 percent are found and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Besides Pakistan it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.
Wahla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wahla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wahla last name increased 2,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wahla Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wahla last name are 17.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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.
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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
- 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
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