Cwala Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3221:168,25418,737
France211:3,162,987209,042
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Cwala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cwala is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cwala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cwala is the 807,857th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Cwala are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 168,254. In South Africa Cwala is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, Western Cape, where 20 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Cwala Last Name Statistics demography

Cwala earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.56% less than the national average, earning R 193,536 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chwala91652/
Gcwala9110/
Cwalia912/
Czwala911/
Chwalla8341/
Chwaula832/
Chwalia830/
Gwala8031,527/
Kwala801,571/
Cuala80647/
Qwala8080/
Cwała8031/
Zwala8018/
Cwale8015/
Cwalo801/
Chwallea770/
Cuayla731,365/
Kwalia731,267/
Chwała731,239/
Chvala73845/
Khwala73501/
Cwaile73480/
Kwalla73170/
Kwahla73108/
Gwalla73104/
Gwaila7388/
Qwatla7385/
Gwalia7382/
Kwalai7380/
Kwaila7370/
Tswala7369/
Cualay7366/
Kwalau7360/
Gwaloa7357/
Cualla7355/
Kwaala7352/
Chuala7350/
Gqwala7341/
Kwalea7333/
Cualia7332/
Tzwala7327/
Gwaala7325/
Chwola7323/
Kwalah7318/
Chwale7317/
Kwaloa7312/
Chwali7311/
Gwuala7310/
Zwalla738/
Chbala737/
Cualas737/
Ghwala735/
Gwalah735/
Kwaela735/
Gwalya733/
Gwaula732/
Kgwala732/
Kwalha732/
Qhwala732/
Quwala731/
Jhwala731/
Qwaila731/
Kwalay731/
Gwaela731/
Ggwala731/
Cuatla731/
Cvalay731/
Gwahla731/
Zhwala731/
Qgwala731/
Jwalay731/
Ngqwala67912/
Gwahula67430/
Tshwala67383/
Kgwahla67340/
Gwahala67269/
Cualiah67110/
Czwałga6788/
Cuaglia6786/
Kwalahu6774/
Kwallah6746/
Kgwaila6740/
Tchuala6732/
Zwallah6731/
Chwaile6719/
Cuallas6718/
Chvalla6716/
Gwallah6713/
Kwaleha6713/
Ngwalai6711/
Chwalej6710/
Cuhaila6710/
Kwaelya677/
Chualah677/
Kwailay676/
Ngwuala675/
Kwahala674/
Ngwalah673/
Nkwalla672/
Nkwaula671/
Hkkwala671/
Khwaila671/
Kkwalla671/
Kwailat671/
Kwailoa671/
Qwailat671/
Gwala'a671/
Gwalaha671/
Chwałga671/
Chualia671/
Chualla671/
Cuaylla671/
Cuhayla671/
Nkqwala671/
Nggwala671/
Ngwaala671/
Kwalgai671/
Kwallas671/
Cwaille671/
Gqwaila671/
Zwalazt671/
Chualay671/
Cuaiela671/
Geewala671/

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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 Cwala
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