Gwahala Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Gwahala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 268 | 1:172,313 | 13,112 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gwahala Demographics
Gwahala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gwahala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwahala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwahala is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwahala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwahala is the 966,131st most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. Gwahala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwahala are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 172,313. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 96 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Gwahala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gwahala surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwahalla | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gwahalah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gwaala | 92 | 25 | / |
| Gwahla | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwahallah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gwahula | 86 | 430 | / |
| Kgwahla | 86 | 340 | / |
| Kwahala | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ngwaala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwahale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwala | 83 | 31,527 | / |
| Kgwathla | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nghwahla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwahla | 77 | 108 | / |
| Gwalla | 77 | 104 | / |
| Gwaila | 77 | 88 | / |
| Kwaala | 77 | 52 | / |
| Gqwala | 77 | 41 | / |
| Gcwala | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gwuala | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gwhale | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ghwala | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gbaala | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gwalah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ghbala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gwaali | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gwaula | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kgwala | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghuala | 77 | 2 | / |
| Qgwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ggwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwaela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwaalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbahla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwehla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwala | 71 | 912 | / |
| Gouhala | 71 | 419 | / |
| Kgwaila | 71 | 40 | / |
| Gwallah | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ngwalai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ngwuala | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngwalah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Guhaela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gwalaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgwehla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geewala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gqwaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guahali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nggwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gvahale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwala'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guala | 67 | 6,177 | / |
| Gbala | 67 | 2,276 | / |
| Kwala | 67 | 1,571 | / |
| Gwale | 67 | 874 | / |
| Gwali | 67 | 645 | / |
| Gvala | 67 | 430 | / |
| Cwala | 67 | 346 | / |
| Gwalo | 67 | 168 | / |
| Kgwatlha | 67 | 111 | / |
| Qwala | 67 | 80 | / |
| Gwela | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gwola | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gwaly | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbhaulia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ng'walla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngquwala | 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 Gwahala
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