Bwala Surname

157,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,4301:72,8985,240
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Uganda1191:328,06122,062
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Bwala (789) may also be a first name.

Bwala Last Name Facts

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

Bwala is found most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bwala is the 157,657th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,627,089 people. The last name Bwala is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bwala reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 291,751st most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 789 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,430 people, or 1 in 72,898. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 54 percent are found, Adamawa, where 7 percent are found and Kaduna, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Bwala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bwala surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (57%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwaila911,136/
Bwalia91866/
Bwalla919/
Bwaala914/
Bwayla913/
Bwalah911/
Bwaela911/
Bweala911/
Bwalyas834/
Bwalyaa832/
Bwallah831/
Bwailia831/
Bwale807,120/
Buala803,912/
Bwali802,717/
Bwela80820/
Bwalo80797/
Bbala8041/
Pwala8032/
Bwaly8014/
Bwola807/
Bualat731,363/
Bwalei73746/
Bualai73283/
Bwaley73223/
Bualia73161/
Bualya7375/
Mpwala7355/
Bwalle7331/
Bwelai7327/
Bwaale7322/
Bualad7319/
Bualea7317/
Bbaala738/
Bwaali736/
Bhwali735/
Bbahla735/
Bualla734/
Bualay734/
Bwaloi733/
Bhwale732/
Bwaleh732/
Bvalla731/
Bballa731/
Bhuala731/
Bwaled731/
Vwalau731/
Vbalah731/
Pwalya731/
Pwalah731/
Bualas731/
Bualap731/
Bwalui731/
Bwaloh731/
Bwallo731/
Bwaleu731/
Bwaalo731/
Bwoila731/
Bwuela731/
Bouhala674,085/
Buallay67393/
Bualiat6790/
Buhaila6774/
Buhalea6753/
Buhalla6726/
Buhajla6723/
Buhalau674/
Buhalia674/
Bwalley673/
Buhaloa672/
Bwahali671/
Bballah671/
Bwahulo671/
Pwhalla671/
Buallai671/

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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 Bwala
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