Gwalala Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Gwalala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 98 | 1:540,221 | 34,788 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwalala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwalala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwalala is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwalala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,860,621st most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwalala are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 96 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 1 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Gwalala exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwalala | 86 | 98 | / |
| Gbalala | 86 | 55 | / |
| Gwalale | 86 | 23 | / |
| Gwalela | 86 | 6 | / |
| Qwalala | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gualala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guallala | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngwalali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkwalyala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwalela | 71 | 1,834 | / |
| Qwalela | 71 | 423 | / |
| Kualala | 71 | 70 | / |
| Cualala | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kwalale | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gbalale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwalola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qualala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwalolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaliola | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kwaleela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guallali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhalela | 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 Gwalala
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