Bwali Surname
Approximately 2,717 people bear this surname
Bwali Surname Definition:
Bwali is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: nshima (The Zambian staple Maize meal).
Bwali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,525 | 1:6,277 | 759 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Bwali (140) may also be a first name.
Bwali Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bwali is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: nshima (The Zambian staple Maize meal).
Bwali Demographics
Average Bwali Salary in
South Africa
R 424,704
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bwali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwali occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwali? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 160,466th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,682,203 people. Bwali is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwali live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Bwali is also the 781,395th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 140 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 2,525 people, or 1 in 6,277. In Zambia Bwali is most prevalent in: Muchinga Province, where 30 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zambia Bwali occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Bwali Last Name Statistics demography
Bwali earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.72% more than the national average, earning R 424,704 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwalia | 91 | 866 | / |
| Bwalei | 91 | 746 | / |
| Bwaali | 91 | 6 | / |
| Bhwali | 91 | 5 | / |
| Bwaloi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Bwalui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwahali | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwailia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwale | 80 | 7,120 | / |
| Bwala | 80 | 2,774 | / |
| Buali | 80 | 2,493 | / |
| Bweli | 80 | 499 | / |
| Pwali | 80 | 251 | / |
| Bbali | 80 | 21 | / |
| Bwaly | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bwoli | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bvali | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bualoi | 73 | 1,511 | / |
| Bwaila | 73 | 1,136 | / |
| Bualai | 73 | 283 | / |
| Bwaley | 73 | 223 | / |
| Bualia | 73 | 161 | / |
| Bualli | 73 | 66 | / |
| Bwalle | 73 | 31 | / |
| Bwelai | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bwaale | 73 | 22 | / |
| Bhuali | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bwalla | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bwolei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwaala | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buasli | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpwali | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bualio | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bwayla | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bbaali | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bwaleh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bhwale | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bweala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhbali | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaled | 73 | 1 | / |
| Npwali | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwooli | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buahli | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhali | 67 | 11,794 | / |
| Buhalis | 67 | 58 | / |
| Buhalie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Buhalia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwalley | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pwaulei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buhaili | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwalyaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphwali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuaali | 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
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- 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 Bwali
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