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
Average Bwalya Salary in
United States
$47,841 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bwalya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwalya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwalya is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwalya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,668th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 47,564 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwalya live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 40,174th most numerous first name globally It is held by 18,403 people.
The surname Bwalya is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 135,316 people, or 1 in 117. In Zambia Bwalya is primarily found in: Northern Province, where 23 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Zambia this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Bwalya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bwalya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political 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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Footnotes
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