Zalga Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Zalga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Žalga (73) are calculated separately.
Zalga (93) may also be a first name.
Zalga Demographics
Average Zalga Salary in
United States
$56,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zalga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zalga (Arabic: زلغا) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Žalga. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,555,468th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Zalga reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 93 people.
Zalga is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 9 percent reside.
Zalga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Zalga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zalga Last Name Statistics demography
Zalga earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zalga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zalga in the Arabic language | ||
| زلغا | zlgha | - |
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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 Zalga
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