Bwakali Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwakali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Bwakali Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3231:142,97211,516
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bwakali (148) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Bwakali Demographics

Bwakali Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 12 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Bwakali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwakali is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwakali? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bwakali is the 844,382nd most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwakali live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 757,758th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 148 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 142,972. In Kenya Bwakali is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 0 percent are found and Busia County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Bwakali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bwakali surname is chiefly Christian (92%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwakhali931/
Bwakala8671/
Bwakale8657/
Bwaakala801/
Buakale71978/
Buakala71335/
Puakali7116/
Bwakola715/
Bwekale712/
Bwokalya671/
Buakollie631/
Bwekele5721/
Buakola571/
Vvakolli535/
Puotkalis501/
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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 Bwakali
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