Cognomen Bala (Bala 
, Balle 
, بالا 
) , around the world, is a prevalent family name. The last name Bala is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is a common surname, Albania, and India, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Nigeria, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Bala is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Bala | Bangladesh, Myanmar, Poland, India, Nigeria |
| Balle | Myanmar, Philippines, Poland, India, Nigeria |
| بالا | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria |
| Бала | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan |
Babala, Badwa, Bal, Balav, Baldız, Bale, Baliin, Balla, Ballo, Balo, Balwa, Balà, Balá, Balâ, Balë, Bar, Bara, Bała, Bàla, Bàlà, Bàlá, Bàłà, Bála, Bálà, Bálá, Bâla, Bâlà, Bâlâ, Bâlã, Bâlā, Bâlă, Bâłâ, Bãla, Bãlá, Bãlâ, Bãlã, Bãlā, Bãłâ, Bãłã, Bãłă, Bālã, Bālā, Băla, Bălă, Băĺă, Palla, Wala, Μπαλά, بالاي, بالة, بالى, باڵا, خاتون, বল, বালা, บาลา, พล, ဗလ, ဗိုလ်, ប៉ាឡា, ពល, バラ, バルア, ボーラ, 八拉, 叭啦, 吧啦, 吧拉, 巴啦, 巴拉, 巴辣, 扒拉, 笆拉, 粑啦, 芭啦, 芭拉, 芭菈, and ﺑﺎﻟﻰ
| julijan iz bala HR (b. 1201) |
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| joan bala (b. 1450) |
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| bhai bala Indian Sikh saint (b. 1466) |
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| honaji bala Marathi poet (b. 1754) |
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stanisław bala Polish photographer (1922-2013), PL (b. 1922) |
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| qamil bala (b. 1878) |
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thumma bala Indian Roman Catholic priest, archbishop of Hyderabad, IN (b. 1944) |
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| ida bagus bala (b. 1887) |
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| gour chandra bala Bangladeshi politician (b. 1901) |
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iwan bala Welsh artist, GB (b. 1956) |
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abdullahi bala Nigerian academic, NG (b. 1967) |
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| władysław bala Polish agricultural engineer, PL (b. 1919) |
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| ladislav bala Czech Esperantist (1920-2006), CZ (b. 1920) |
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gaana bala Indian singer, IN (b. 1970) |
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| ida bagus made bala Indonesian artist, ID (b. 1923) |
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