Basaalwa Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Basaalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basaalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda741:527,55829,544
England11:55,718,059489,080

Basaalwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Basaalwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Basaalwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basaalwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Basaalwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 527,558. In Uganda Basaalwa is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 43 percent reside, Kampala District, where 14 percent reside and Mukono District, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basalwa9378/
Baazalwa881/
Bazaalwa881/
Bassalwa881/
Basolwa8041/
Wasalwa8018/
Bazalwa8012/
Bajalwa801/
Wassalwa7528/
Bassolwa7510/
Bousalwa752/
Bhasalwe751/
Bachalwad715/
Bosolwa6721/
Bojalwa6717/
Wasolwa672/
Bacalva672/
Basalua671/
Basalbi671/
Bazalwe671/
Batsalva6312/
Baizalwi636/
Bachalwi635/
Bazaluoa633/
Bhosalwe631/
Bazaluha631/
Wassalva631/
Basalbeh631/
Beisialua591/
Baisalbai591/
Basolua53926/
Vasalua534/
Besalvo531/
Wazolwa531/
Wazalua531/
Wasaulua5062/

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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
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  • 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 Basaalwa
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