Cuvalela Surname

251,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Cuvalela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cuvalela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Cuvalela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cuvalela occurs more in Angola more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuvalela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cuvalela is the 251,029th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,615,292 people. The last name Cuvalela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cuvalela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Angola, where it is carried by 1,578 people, or 1 in 17,103. Apart from Angola this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuvalela885/
Kubalela7538/
Cavalala7513/
Kuvalele754/
Kavalela753/
Quvalele752/
Cvhallel751/
Cavallal751/
Cavallalo713/
Cavaliele711/
Cavalheli711/
Cavalal6732/
Gavalel677/
Kavalel675/
Ghuvalewal674/
Chiavolela672/
Kaflela672/
Cavalie-El671/
Kuvalal671/
Kivalila635/
Kiwalala50236/
Kowolela501/
Kiwelela501/

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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 Cuvalela
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