Gwala Surname
Approximately 31,527 people bear this surname
Gwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 26,555 | 1:2,040 | 256 |
| India | 4,126 | 1:185,910 | 11,315 |
| Nepal | 185 | 1:153,951 | 2,596 |
| Namibia | 150 | 1:16,063 | 2,906 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Uganda | 98 | 1:398,360 | 24,962 |
| Nigeria | 94 | 1:1,884,497 | 67,423 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Gwala (215) may also be a first name.
Gwala Demographics
Gwala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwala (Bengali: গোয়ালা, Hindi: ग्वाला, Marathi: ग्वाला, Oriya: ରୀାଲା) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,576th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 231,153 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Gwala reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 616,131st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 215 people.
Gwala is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 26,555 people, or 1 in 2,040. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 81 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Nepal, where 1 percent are found.
Gwala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Gwala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.92% less than the national average, earning R 142,776 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gwala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gwala in the Bengali language | ||
| গোয়ালা | goyala | - |
| Gwala in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्वाला | gvala | - |
| Gwala in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୀାଲା | riala | - |
| Gwala in the Marathi language | ||
| ग्वाला | gvala | - |
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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
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- 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 Gwala
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