Amwali Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Amwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1351:392,16027,960
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Amwali (13) may also be a first name.

Amwali Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amwali Come From? nationality or country of origin

Amwali is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amwali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,115,011th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Amwali reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Amwali is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 392,160. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tabora Region, where 93 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atimwali861/
Ambali8317,066/
Anwali8357/
Amuali8343/
Emwali8341/
Omwali8321/
Amwala838/
Amwale833/
Amvali831/
Amwoli831/
Hambali7736,245/
Amballi77147/
Ambaali77146/
Hamwala77142/
Aambali7798/
Amwaala7718/
Hamuali775/
Ambalai774/
Amualia772/
Ganwali772/
Ambhali772/
Amuhali772/
Ambalih772/
Aumbali771/
Ambaili771/
Anwalli771/
Omwaali771/
Ammuali771/
Omwalid771/
Hamvali771/
Hanwali771/
Awaly73327/
Hamwaala71114/
Hamballi7155/
Ambaliai713/
Hambalih712/
Hambaliy711/
Ambahali711/
Hambalai711/
Haamwala711/
Amnvalli711/
Ambhaali711/
Haymbali711/
Ambale674,624/
Amwele67767/
Anbali67569/
Amwola67246/
Omwala67183/
Awwaly67174/
Amuale67127/
Ombali67107/
Hawaly6743/
Anwala6723/
Anwale6720/
Awally6714/
Omwale6711/
Omweli677/
Amvale675/
Anuali674/
Onwali672/
Amvala672/
Anwoli672/
Ãwalia672/
Anwaly671/
Omwoli671/
Anwalhlij671/
Emuali671/
Emweli671/
Amuala671/
Awaaly671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Amwali
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