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
Bwalo occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwalo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bwalo is the 431,914th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwalo are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bwalo is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 64 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Excluding Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
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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