Bwala Surname
Approximately 2,774 people bear this surname
Bwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,430 | 1:72,898 | 5,240 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Uganda | 119 | 1:328,061 | 22,062 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Bwala (789) may also be a first name.
Bwala Demographics
Bwala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Bwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwala occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bwala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bwala is the 157,657th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,627,089 people. The surname Bwala occurs predominantly 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 prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 789 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,430 people, or 1 in 72,898. In Nigeria Bwala is most numerous in: Borno, where 54 percent reside, Adamawa, where 7 percent reside and Kaduna, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Bwala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (57%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwaila | 91 | 1,136 | / |
| Bwalia | 91 | 866 | / |
| Bwalla | 91 | 9 | / |
| Bwaala | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bwayla | 91 | 3 | / |
| Bwalah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwaela | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bweala | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwalyas | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bwalyaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bwallah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwailia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwale | 80 | 7,120 | / |
| Buala | 80 | 3,912 | / |
| Bwali | 80 | 2,717 | / |
| Bwela | 80 | 820 | / |
| Bwalo | 80 | 797 | / |
| Bbala | 80 | 41 | / |
| Pwala | 80 | 32 | / |
| Bwaly | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bwola | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bualat | 73 | 1,363 | / |
| Bwalei | 73 | 746 | / |
| Bualai | 73 | 283 | / |
| Bwaley | 73 | 223 | / |
| Bualia | 73 | 161 | / |
| Bualya | 73 | 75 | / |
| Mpwala | 73 | 55 | / |
| Bwalle | 73 | 31 | / |
| Bwelai | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bwaale | 73 | 22 | / |
| Bualad | 73 | 19 | / |
| Bualea | 73 | 17 | / |
| Bbaala | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bwaali | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bhwali | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bbahla | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bualla | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bualay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwaloi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhwale | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwaleh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bvalla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bballa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhuala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaled | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vwalau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vbalah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwalya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwalah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwalui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaloh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwallo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaalo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwoila | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwuela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhala | 67 | 4,085 | / |
| Buallay | 67 | 393 | / |
| Bualiat | 67 | 90 | / |
| Buhaila | 67 | 74 | / |
| Buhalea | 67 | 53 | / |
| Buhalla | 67 | 26 | / |
| Buhajla | 67 | 23 | / |
| Buhalau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buhalia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwalley | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buhaloa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwahali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bballah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwahulo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwhalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buallai | 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
- 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 Bwala
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