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 last name Basaalwa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basaalwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Basaalwa is the 2,185,341st most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Basaalwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Basaalwa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 527,558. In Uganda Basaalwa is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 43 percent reside, Kampala District, where 14 percent reside and Mukono District, where 14 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs 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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