Kaswali Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kaswali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaswali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda951:410,94025,444
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kaswali (13) may also be a first name.

Kaswali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaswali is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaswali? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaswali is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaswali are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 410,940. In Uganda Kaswali is most numerous in: Kibuku District, where 29 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 25 percent reside and Budaka District, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaswaili9314/
Kaswalia9310/
Kaswauli932/
Kaswala86588/
Kaswale8612/
Caswali864/
Kasweli861/
Kaswaile8021/
Kashwala8017/
Kachwali802/
Kauswala801/
Khazwali801/
Kaswalaya756/
Kasshwala751/
Kaswele71548/
Kosvali7190/
Kasuala7181/
Kasbale7168/
Casweli7164/
Kasvala7152/
Koswala7117/
Kasvale7112/
Kosbali711/
Kachwale675/
Kashvala675/
Keshvali674/
Khasvala674/
Kazzwale671/
Keshweli671/
Koswalla671/
Kesswalle631/
Kaschwele631/
Keshvalli631/
Casuale577/
Kosvala576/
Kasuele571/
Caswele570/
Cassuoli539/
Casuales534/
Casualla531/

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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 Kaswali
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