Fwalla Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Fwalla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fwalla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Fwalla Last Name Facts

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

Fwalla is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fwalla? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fwalla is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Fwalla are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia Fwalla is mostly found in: Maluku, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fwala91288/
Fwaila831,827/
Fwayla834/
Fwallo832/
Fwuala831/
Fwaela831/
Fwalley771/
Fuala73825/
Fwalo73711/
Fwela73126/
Fwali736/
Fwale732/
Wbala731/
Wvalle67260/
Bwalle6731/
Fualau6727/
Wballe6717/
Bwaala674/
Bualla674/
Phwala673/
Vvalla672/
Bwallo671/
Bvalla671/
Fuayla671/
Fwalie671/
Vwalau671/
Bballa671/
Bweala671/

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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 Fwalla
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