Bwalo Surname
Approximately 797 people bear this surname
Bwalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| DR Congo | 349 | 1:211,689 | 20,903 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bwalo (64) may also be a first name.
Bwalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwalo occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwalo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 431,914th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwalo live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 64 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Barring Malawi Bwalo occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwaloi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Bwaloh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwallo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwaalo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwahulo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bwala | 80 | 2,774 | / |
| Bualo | 80 | 592 | / |
| Bwelo | 80 | 62 | / |
| Pwalo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bwolo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bbalo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bualoi | 73 | 1,511 | / |
| Bwaila | 73 | 1,136 | / |
| Bwalia | 73 | 866 | / |
| Bualoy | 73 | 813 | / |
| Bualop | 73 | 245 | / |
| Pwaulo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bwalla | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bwaala | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwayla | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bualio | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bualot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bwoolo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwalah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualoz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buallo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwolyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bualoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwalyas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwalyaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhaloa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwallah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphwalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bualous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bualoyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwailia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhailo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaglio | 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 Bwalo
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