How common is the surname Lala?

1,390 people in the United States had the surname Lala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,119 Americans. It ranked 19,441st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lala?

In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Lala identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Lala?

Altin Lala, Albanian association football player, followed by Joe Lala.

Where is the surname Lala most common?

Wikidata records people named Lala in Albania and the United States.

Is the surname Lala getting more or less common?

More common. 1,033 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,390 in 2010, up 35%.

The surname Lala

A surname, carried by 1,390 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lala is more common than 88% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,390 people named Lala in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,119 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,033.

#19,441

rank among US surnames

1,390

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+34.6%

change since 2000 (was #23,087)

Who is named Lala

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

56% of people named Lala identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Asian and Pacific Islander 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lalas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Altin Lala
Albanian association football player, born 1975
Joe Lala
American musician, 1947–2014

Notable Lalas come mostly from Albania (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lala

Lala has the Soundex code L400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L400.

Questions

How common is the surname Lala?: 1,390 people in the United States had the surname Lala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,119 Americans. It ranked 19,441st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lala?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Lala identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Lala?: Altin Lala, Albanian association football player, followed by Joe Lala.
Where is the surname Lala most common?: Wikidata records people named Lala in Albania and the United States.
Is the surname Lala getting more or less common?: More common. 1,033 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,390 in 2010, up 35%.