Bwalla Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bwalla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwalla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bwalla (38) may also be a first name.

Bwalla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwalla is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwalla? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bwalla is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwalla are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 38 people.

Bwalla is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Bwalla is mostly found in: Borno, where 88 percent reside and Adamawa, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwallah921/
Bwala912,774/
Bwaila831,136/
Bwalia83866/
Bwalle8331/
Bwaala834/
Bualla834/
Bwayla833/
Bwalah831/
Bwallo831/
Bwaela831/
Bvalla831/
Bballa831/
Bweala831/
Buallay77393/
Buhalla7726/
Bwalyas774/
Bwalley773/
Bwalyaa772/
Pwhalla771/
Buallai771/
Bballah771/
Bwailia771/
Bwale737,120/
Buala733,912/
Bwali732,717/
Bwela73820/
Bwalo73797/
Bbala7341/
Pwala7332/
Bwaly7314/
Bwola737/
Bouhalla712,057/
Buatella711/
Bualat671,363/
Bwalei67746/
Bualai67283/
Bualle67240/
Bwaley67223/
Bualia67161/
Bualya6775/
Bualli6766/
Mpwala6755/
Bwelai6727/
Bwaale6722/
Bualad6719/
Bualea6717/
Bbolla6716/
Bbaala678/
Bwaali676/
Bballe675/
Bhwali675/
Bbahla675/
Bualay674/
Bwaloi673/
Vvalla672/
Bhwale672/
Bwaleh672/
Bualap671/
Bouhallat671/
Pwalah671/
Vbalah671/
Buallo671/
Bualas671/
Bhuala671/
Bwaled671/
Bouhallas671/
Pwalya671/
Bwalui671/
Bwaloh671/
Bwaleu671/
Bwaalo671/
Bvalle671/
Bwoila671/
Bwuela671/
Vwalau671/
Pwally671/

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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 Bwalla
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