Shala is used as a family name or surname in Albania. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shala
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Albania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shala

How popular is Shala?

Shala is common in Albania.

Shala is ranked 25135 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shalas grew by 49.00662 per cent to 450 since 2000 and ranked 47186 after elevating 14860 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96 84.44
Black 1.78 2.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.33 0
Shala is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Albania which signifies that it is originated from Albania. Around 20371 people have been found who wears Shala as their family name. Shala is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
5,340 Iceland6
114,007 Czech Republic4
6,774 Slovenia3
1,169 Montenegro3
19,452 Malaysia3
5,909 Bangladesh3
40,256 Mexico2
89,020 Tanzania2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
11,224 Cameroon2
20,595 China2
213 Liechtenstein2
11,736 Lithuania2
31,767 Greece2
32,942 Uzbekistan1
107,212 South Africa1
18,969 Wales1
50,549 Georgia1
810,193 Indonesia1
53,033 Nigeria1
13,606 Senegal1
4,249 Cambodia1
1,970 Grenada1
53,505 Turkey1
49,529 Israel1
20,172 Hungary1
16,640 Hong Kong1
5,467 Haiti1
7,191 Afghanistan1
6,149 Ethiopia1
169,904 Brazil1
7,110 Bosnia1
1,879 Belize1
17,575 Kuwait1
12,270 Lebanon1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
4,171 Rwanda1
24,176 Qatar1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
66,560 Philippines1
2,057 Myanmar1
2,024 Mongolia1
2,309 Monaco1
2,078 Lesotho1
165,773 Belarus1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
17,489 Denmark30
14,963 Scotland26
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
75,259 Australia22
3,830 Luxembourg20
14,048 Ireland16
55,829 Zimbabwe16
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,770 Canada98
7,560 Finland97
9,526 Croatia78
117,149 France73
12,039 Colombia70
37,331 Netherlands58
172,092 Russia56
81,917 Ukraine54
Countries with hundreds of Shala:
7,880 Egypt715
1,221 Serbia682
1,891 Switzerland558
55,670 United States466
880 Macedonia409
2,793 Austria393
16,926 England328
3,494 Sweden283
33,407 Italy269
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
5,488 Norway138
16,921 Belgium104
Countries with thousands of Shala:
22,519 India1,786
6,211 Germany1,513
Countries with ten thousands of Shala:
6 Albania11,704
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Shala Namesakes

  • Abdurrahman Shala, Actor
  • Abdurrahman Shala, Actor
  • Agron Shala, Actor
  • Aleksandar Shalamanov, Soccer player
  • Aleksandar Shalamanov, Soccer player
  • Menna Shalabi, Actress
  • Koba Shalamberidze, Soccer player
  • Andis Shala, Soccer player
  • Kujtim Shala, Soccer player
  • Ramadan Shalah, Political leader

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