Bwaila Surname
Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname
Bwaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 941 | 1:18,192 | 2,844 |
| Tanzania | 111 | 1:476,951 | 32,497 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Bwaila (10) may also be a first name.
Bwaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwaila has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwaila? popularity and diffusion
It is the 326,995th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bwaila are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Excluding Malawi Bwaila is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwayila | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bwailia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bwajila | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bwala | 91 | 2,774 | / |
| Bwila | 91 | 366 | / |
| Bwajilya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwayilai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bwalia | 83 | 866 | / |
| Bwalla | 83 | 9 | / |
| Bwaala | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bwayla | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bwalah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwaela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwoila | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bweala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwilla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buhaila | 77 | 74 | / |
| Bwayili | 77 | 31 | / |
| Bwayela | 77 | 15 | / |
| Pwaiola | 77 | 12 | / |
| Buajila | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bwayala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bwalyas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bwalyaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bwallah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwiyala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwilaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwale | 73 | 7,120 | / |
| Buila | 73 | 4,643 | / |
| Buala | 73 | 3,912 | / |
| Bwali | 73 | 2,717 | / |
| Bwile | 73 | 1,011 | / |
| Bwela | 73 | 820 | / |
| Bwalo | 73 | 797 | / |
| Pwila | 73 | 96 | / |
| Bbala | 73 | 41 | / |
| Bwili | 73 | 35 | / |
| Pwala | 73 | 32 | / |
| Bwilo | 73 | 23 | / |
| Bwaly | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bbila | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bwily | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bualat | 67 | 1,363 | / |
| Bwalei | 67 | 746 | / |
| Bwaley | 67 | 223 | / |
| Bualia | 67 | 161 | / |
| Bualya | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mpwala | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bwalle | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bwelai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Builay | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bwaale | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bualad | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bualea | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bhuila | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bbaala | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bwaali | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bwella | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhwali | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bbahla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bualay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bualla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwaloi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhwale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwaleh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bualap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vbalah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwalah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhailah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Builia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Builas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bballa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaled | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bualas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwalui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaloh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwallo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwaalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwalya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Builha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwalau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bwaila
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