Kadwala Surname
Approximately 2,509 people bear this surname
Kadwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,457 | 1:6,967 | 1,006 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kadwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kadwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kadwala is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kadwala.
How Common Is The Last Name Kadwala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kadwala is the 171,573rd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,904,562 people. The last name Kadwala is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kadwala live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 2,457 people, or 1 in 6,967. Excluding Malawi it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khadwala | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kadvala | 86 | 871 | / |
| Katwala | 86 | 850 | / |
| Kadwela | 86 | 174 | / |
| Kodwala | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kedwala | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kadwale | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kadwali | 86 | 6 | / |
| Khedwala | 80 | 82 | / |
| Kathwala | 80 | 10 | / |
| Katwalia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khatwala | 80 | 3 | / |
| Katwaala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khadvala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kautwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katwalya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahtwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cadwalla | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kathwalia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Katwale | 71 | 2,474 | / |
| Katuala | 71 | 1,116 | / |
| Katwela | 71 | 430 | / |
| Katwalo | 71 | 388 | / |
| Kotwala | 71 | 350 | / |
| Katwali | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kadvale | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kadvali | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kodvala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kodbala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Koduala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kodwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kadvalj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kathwaalia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ketwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kothwala | 67 | 140 | / |
| Kathuala | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kodvalla | 67 | 18 | / |
| Khadbale | 67 | 12 | / |
| Katwaalo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ketwaila | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kadvalli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kottwala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kattuala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kathwale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaitwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotwaala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodhwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodbalia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketwalai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katwales | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketwalha | 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 Kadwala
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