Kabvala Surname
Approximately 674 people bear this surname
Kabvala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 654 | 1:26,176 | 3,951 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Kabvala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kabvala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kabvala occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kabvala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kabvala is the 491,125th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabvala live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 654 people, or 1 in 26,176. Other than Malawi it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabvalah | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kavvala | 86 | 666 | / |
| Kabwala | 86 | 445 | / |
| Kabuala | 86 | 287 | / |
| Kavuala | 86 | 201 | / |
| Kabvalo | 86 | 183 | / |
| Kavwala | 86 | 117 | / |
| Kabbala | 86 | 112 | / |
| Kabwalya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kaibuala | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kabballa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kavvalla | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kabbaala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kavvalas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabbalai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kavvaala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kavhwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabuaala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabimpala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kabwela | 71 | 8,041 | / |
| Kabuela | 71 | 800 | / |
| Kafwala | 71 | 456 | / |
| Kabwali | 71 | 382 | / |
| Kabwalo | 71 | 158 | / |
| Kovvala | 71 | 148 | / |
| Kapuala | 71 | 116 | / |
| Kafuala | 71 | 62 | / |
| Kabwale | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kavwale | 71 | 21 | / |
| Cabbala | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kabuali | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kavvale | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kabwola | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kabuale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kobbala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovuala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cavvala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cabuala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavvalou | 67 | 238 | / |
| Kapuaala | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kampuala | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kampwala | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kabbaale | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kavvalli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kabuhali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kabbalee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khavwali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafwalaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cawvalla | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kabvala
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