Bwalya Surname
Approximately 153,217 people bear this surname
Bwalya Surname Definition:
Bwalya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: taken from the mispronounciation of the word 'warrior' which the Europeans used to describe the skillful Bemba fighters whom they had to overcome at the onset of colonialism in the 1800s.
Read More About This SurnameBwalya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 135,316 | 1:117 | 11 |
| DR Congo | 17,054 | 1:4,332 | 498 |
| Tanzania | 173 | 1:306,021 | 23,488 |
| England | 165 | 1:337,685 | 24,727 |
| South Africa | 108 | 1:501,645 | 40,799 |
| Botswana | 105 | 1:20,828 | 4,170 |
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Bwalya (18,403) may also be a first name.
Bwalya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bwalya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: taken from the mispronounciation of the word 'warrior' which the Europeans used to describe the skillful Bemba fighters whom they had to overcome at the onset of colonialism in the 1800s.
Bwalya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the last born.
Bwalya Demographics
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Bwalya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwalya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwalya is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bwalya.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwalya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,668th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,564 people. Bwalya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwalya reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 40,174th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 18,403 people.
The last name Bwalya is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 135,316 people, or 1 in 117. In Zambia Bwalya is most common in: Northern Province, where 23 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Bwalya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bwalya are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bwalya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.83% more than the national average, earning R 553,284 per year; in United States they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $47,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.89% more than the national average, earning $82,918 CAD per year.
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