Buwala Surname
Approximately 409 people bear this surname
Buwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 347 | 1:112,505 | 10,924 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Buwala Demographics
Average Buwala Salary in
United States
$25,953 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buwala (Tibetan: བུ་ཝ་ལ།) occurs most in Uganda. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Buwala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buwala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 714,947th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Buwala live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 112,505. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Namutumba District, where 24 percent reside, Kaliro District, where 14 percent reside and Luuka District, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Buwala Last Name Statistics demography
Buwala earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.85% less than the national average, earning $25,953 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buwala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buwala in the Tibetan language | ||
| བུ་ཝ་ལ། | buwala | - |
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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 Buwala
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