Gwaluka Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gwaluka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gwaluka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777

Gwaluka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwaluka is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gwaluka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwaluka? popularity and diffusion

Gwaluka is the 983,245th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname Gwaluka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaluka reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Gwaluka is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Without taking into account Malawi Gwaluka exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaluka865/
Gwaloka862/
Ngwaluki801/
Gboluka7189/
Gbaluke7118/
Kwalika719/
Qweluka711/
Kuhaluka674/
Cwelucka671/
Kwelika571/
Kwaloko571/
Gualuche531/
Kuhaulika504/
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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 Gwaluka
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