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 last name Zalha (Arabic: زلحه) is most common in Niger. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Zalha.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,580,327th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Zalha is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Zalha are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 144,818th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 2,582 people.
The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 738,154. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 46 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 38 percent live and Dosso Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Niger Zalha occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
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
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- 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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