Gwaligwali Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Gwaligwali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gwaligwali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwaligwali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwaligwali is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaligwali? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 702,422nd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. The surname Gwaligwali is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaligwali reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Besides Malawi it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwalgwal | 89 | 211 | / |
| Galigali | 89 | 53 | / |
| Gwal-Gwal | 84 | 40 | / |
| Gali Gali | 84 | 2 | / |
| Gaeligaeli | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kwalikwali | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gwalugwalu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gwalagwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Galigala | 78 | 22 | / |
| Caligali | 78 | 3 | / |
| Galgalli | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khwalikwali | 76 | 5 | / |
| Gwala-Gwala | 76 | 2 | / |
| Gwala Gwala | 76 | 1 | / |
| Galgal | 75 | 466 | / |
| Galigalla | 74 | 53 | / |
| Galagalli | 74 | 22 | / |
| Caligalli | 74 | 9 | / |
| Galigallu | 74 | 3 | / |
| Galligala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Khwalikhwali | 73 | 5 | / |
| Galgalo | 71 | 13,156 | / |
| Galgale | 71 | 790 | / |
| Galagal | 71 | 156 | / |
| Galgala | 71 | 99 | / |
| Galgoli | 71 | 73 | / |
| Kaligal | 71 | 14 | / |
| Galgalu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gualgal | 71 | 4 | / |
| Galugal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gal-Gal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaligli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khwali-Khwali | 70 | 4 | / |
| Kaligwaala | 70 | 1 | / |
| Galgallo | 67 | 11,003 | / |
| Galagala | 67 | 904 | / |
| Galogalo | 67 | 628 | / |
| Kalikali | 67 | 442 | / |
| Galgallu | 67 | 185 | / |
| Galugalu | 67 | 171 | / |
| Caligoli | 67 | 97 | / |
| Galagale | 67 | 91 | / |
| Galgalah | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kaligala | 67 | 30 | / |
| Guliguli | 67 | 24 | / |
| Calicali | 67 | 17 | / |
| Caliguli | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kalaigal | 67 | 14 | / |
| Galegale | 67 | 11 | / |
| Galgalla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Galioglu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwalkwal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghalghal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guligala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galiclia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galagalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawali Koli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goliguli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaligall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galigula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galgouli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaligal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galligly | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kwelikweli | 60 | 2 | / |
| Kwalekwale | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gwelegwele | 60 | 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
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- 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 Gwaligwali
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