Fwala Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Fwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Fwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fwala occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fwala.
How Common Is The Last Name Fwala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 919,444th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name Fwala occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fwala are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Fwala is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Outside of The DR Congo Fwala occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 34 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fwaila | 91 | 1,827 | / |
| Fwayla | 91 | 4 | / |
| Fwalla | 91 | 4 | / |
| Fwuala | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fwaela | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fuala | 80 | 825 | / |
| Fwalo | 80 | 711 | / |
| Fwela | 80 | 126 | / |
| Fwali | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fwale | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wbala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fualau | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bwaala | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phwala | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fwallo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fuayla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fwalie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vwalau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuahala | 67 | 29 | / |
| Fualach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwalyaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwailia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fwalley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fwailes | 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 Fwala
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