Zala Surname
Approximately 9,350 people bear this surname
Zala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,204 | 1:239,409 | 13,985 |
| DR Congo | 2,278 | 1:32,432 | 4,032 |
| Burkina Faso | 438 | 1:41,900 | 2,046 |
| Hungary | 407 | 1:24,119 | 2,685 |
| Switzerland | 342 | 1:24,014 | 3,786 |
| Cameroon | 333 | 1:62,370 | 7,967 |
| United States | 308 | 1:1,176,815 | 84,096 |
| Romania | 261 | 1:76,927 | 9,095 |
| England | 256 | 1:217,649 | 18,479 |
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
| Indonesia | 104 | 1:1,271,627 | 88,950 |
| Paraguay | 96 | 1:75,383 | 1,923 |
| Congo | 91 | 1:54,825 | 4,954 |
| Afghanistan | 80 | 1:401,915 | 5,628 |
| Brazil | 79 | 1:2,709,802 | 80,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Latvia | 66 | 1:31,061 | 4,765 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Ivory Coast | 55 | 1:419,477 | 14,125 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 1:4,154,509 | 29,278 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| Albania | 29 | 1:100,485 | 9,695 |
| Lithuania | 29 | 1:104,641 | 13,555 |
| Chile | 29 | 1:607,465 | 14,668 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
The alternate forms: Žala (221), Zală (33), Żala (1), Zäla (1) & Zaļā (2) are calculated separately.
Zala (6,845) may also be a first name.
Zala Demographics
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Zala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zala (Georgian: ზალა, Hindi: जाला, Marathi: ज़ाला, Russian: Зала, Tibetan: ཟ་ལ།) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur as: Žala, Zală, Żala, Zäla or Zaļā. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 54,420th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 779,417 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 39 percent of Zala are found; 36 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Zala is also the 78,738th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 6,845 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 3,204 people, or 1 in 239,409. In India Zala is most common in: Gujarat, where 56 percent live, Maharashtra, where 17 percent live and Jharkhand, where 2 percent live. Aside from India Zala is found in 94 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 5 percent live.
Zala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zala has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Zala last name increased 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zala Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Zala are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Zala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.76% less than the national average, earning €15,087 per year; in South Africa they earn 25.5% less than the national average, earning R 177,048 per year; in Colombia they earn 38.08% more than the national average, earning $31,348,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $47,996 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zala in the Georgian language | ||
| ზალა | zala | - |
| Zala in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཟ་ལ། | zala | - |
| Zala in the Marathi language | ||
| ज़ाला | zala | - |
| Zala in the Hindi language | ||
| जाला | jala | 33.33 |
| ज़ला | zala | 33.33 |
| ज़ल | zala | 33.33 |
| Zala in the Russian language | ||
| Зала | zala | - |
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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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- 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 Zala
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