Bagalwa Surname

56,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bagalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bagalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8,9751:8,2321,016
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Bagalwa (808) may also be a first name.

Bagalwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bagalwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bagalwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Bagalwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bagalwa is the 56,139th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 806,412 people. The surname Bagalwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bagalwa are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bagalwa is also the 287,646th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 808 people.

The last name Bagalwa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 8,975 people, or 1 in 8,232. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Bagalwa Last Name Statistics demography

Bagalwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.92% less than the national average, earning R 107,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baagalwa935/
Bagallwa931/
Bagalua8621/
Bagolwa861/
Bangalua804/
Bagalue71129/
Bogolwa711/
Bogalwe711/
Bagalve711/
Bhangalvi631/
Bagelva571/
Mpogolwa538/
Boughalbi504/
Mpangalui501/
Bhogaluip501/

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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 Bagalwa
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