Bwaila Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Bwaila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwaila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9411:18,1922,844
Tanzania1111:476,95132,497
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
England161:3,482,379114,324
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

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 is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwaila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bwaila is the 326,995th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,415,093 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bwaila reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bwaila is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The surname Bwaila is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Excluding Malawi it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwayila924/
Bwailia921/
Bwajila921/
Bwala912,774/
Bwila91366/
Bwajilya861/
Bwayilai861/
Bwalia83866/
Bwalla839/
Bwaala834/
Bwayla833/
Bwalah831/
Bwaela831/
Bwoila831/
Bweala831/
Bwilla831/
Buhaila7774/
Bwayili7731/
Bwayela7715/
Pwaiola7712/
Buajila774/
Bwayala774/
Bwalyas774/
Bwalyaa772/
Bwallah771/
Bwiyala771/
Bwilaya771/
Bwale737,120/
Buila734,643/
Buala733,912/
Bwali732,717/
Bwile731,011/
Bwela73820/
Bwalo73797/
Pwila7396/
Bbala7341/
Bwili7335/
Pwala7332/
Bwilo7323/
Bwaly7314/
Bbila7313/
Bwily731/
Bouhaila711/
Bualat671,363/
Bwalei67746/
Bwaley67223/
Bualia67161/
Bualya6775/
Mpwala6755/
Bwalle6731/
Bwelai6727/
Builay6725/
Bwaale6722/
Bualad6719/
Bualea6717/
Bhuila6716/
Bbaala678/
Bwaali676/
Bwella675/
Bhwali675/
Bbahla675/
Bualay674/
Bualla674/
Bwaloi673/
Bhwale672/
Bwaleh672/
Bualap671/
Vbalah671/
Pwalah671/
Bwuela671/
Bouhailah671/
Builia671/
Builas671/
Bballa671/
Bhuala671/
Bwaled671/
Bualas671/
Pwaile671/
Bwalui671/
Bwaloh671/
Bwallo671/
Bwaleu671/
Bwaalo671/
Bvalla671/
Pwalya671/
Builha671/
Vwalau671/

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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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