Bwal Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Bwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Bwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwal has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Bwal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bwal reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Bwal is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 79 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 16 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwale | 89 | 7,120 | / |
| Bhwal | 89 | 12 | / |
| Bwail | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bwall | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bwalle | 80 | 31 | / |
| Bwaale | 80 | 22 | / |
| Bhwale | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bual | 75 | 4,694 | / |
| Bwol | 75 | 21 | / |
| Pwal | 75 | 12 | / |
| Bbal | 75 | 12 | / |
| Bval | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vbal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buale | 67 | 700 | / |
| Bhual | 67 | 317 | / |
| Bwole | 67 | 75 | / |
| Buaal | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bhval | 67 | 30 | / |
| Buahl | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pwale | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buall | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bbaal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhbal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwool | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bbaul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhwol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbbal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bweil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bualt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bball | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bwal
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