Zalha Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Zalha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Zalha (2,582) may also be a first name.
Zalha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zalha (Arabic: زلحه) is most common in Niger. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zalha.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,580,327th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Zalha are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Zalha is also the 144,818th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 2,582 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 738,154. In Niger Zalha is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 46 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 38 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Niger Zalha exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zalha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zalha in the Arabic language | ||
| زلحه | zlhh | - |
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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 Zalha
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