Zamala Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Zamala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Zambia | 15 | 1:1,056,661 | 30,252 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zamala (165) may also be a first name.
Zamala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zamala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zamala (Arabic: زامالا, Bengali: ঝমলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺎﻟﻪ, Marathi: झमला, Russian: Замала) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,148,257th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname Zamala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Zamala live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 712,876th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 165 people.
The surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 12 percent live and Zambia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zamala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zamala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺎﻟﻪ | alzmalh | - |
| Zamala in the Bengali language | ||
| ঝমলা | jhamala | - |
| Zamala in the Marathi language | ||
| झमला | jhamala | 81.25 |
| झामला | jhamala | 12.5 |
| ेमलाल | emalala | 6.25 |
| Zamala in the Russian language | ||
| Замала | zamala | - |
| Zamala in the Arabic language | ||
| زامالا | zamala | - |
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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 Zamala
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