Explore the Family Name Kabala

The meaning of Kabala

Polish (also Kabała): from the word kabała ‘Kabbalah, esotheric method and school in Judaism’, methaphorically also ‘troubles’.

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How common is the last name Kabala in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kabala experienced a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It was ranked 67,725th in 2000 and dropped slightly to 67,747th in 2010, indicating a minimal decrease in its overall ranking among surnames in the U.S. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Kabala increased by nearly 7%, from 272 in 2000 to 291 in 2010. The proportion of individuals named Kabala per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,725	#67,747	-0.03%
Count	272	291	6.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kabala

In terms of ethnic identity, the census data revealed interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the surname Kabala identified as White, although this group's percentage fell slightly from 93.75% in 2000 to 87.29% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black appeared for the first time in 2010, accounting for 9.62% of individuals with the surname. There were also individuals who identified with two or more races, though their percentage decreased by almost half from 3.31% in 2000 to 1.72% in 2010. The census reported no change in the percentages of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native. This information is based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.75%	87.29%	-6.89%
Black	0%	9.62%	0%
Two or More Races	3.31%	1.72%	-48.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%