Kawala Surname
Approximately 15,438 people bear this surname
Kawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8,212 | 1:4,754 | 864 |
| DR Congo | 1,553 | 1:47,572 | 5,769 |
| Tanzania | 1,491 | 1:35,507 | 4,147 |
| Poland | 1,298 | 1:29,283 | 4,459 |
| Malawi | 1,176 | 1:14,557 | 2,276 |
| Liberia | 436 | 1:10,111 | 1,119 |
| Zambia | 430 | 1:36,860 | 3,707 |
| Kenya | 143 | 1:322,936 | 19,861 |
| France | 124 | 1:535,667 | 73,425 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| India | 86 | 1:8,919,365 | 180,249 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Kawala (684) may also be a first name.
Kawala Demographics
Average Kawala Salary in
United States
$58,235 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kawala (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭﺍﻻ, Hindi: केवला, Marathi: कवला, Oriya: କାୱାଲା, Tibetan: ཀ་ཝ་ལ།) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kawala.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 34,332nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 472,052 people. The last name Kawala is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kawala reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 316,415th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 684 people.
The surname Kawala is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 8,212 people, or 1 in 4,754. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 14 percent reside, Luuka District, where 13 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 12 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.
Kawala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kawala surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kawala earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 34.96% more than the national average, earning $58,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $48,053 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kawala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kawala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻭﺍﻻ | kawala | - |
| Kawala in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་ཝ་ལ། | kawala | - |
| Kawala in the Oriya language | ||
| କାୱାଲା | kawala | - |
| Kawala in the Marathi language | ||
| कवला | kavala | - |
| Kawala in the Hindi language | ||
| केवला | kevala | 50 |
| कावला | kavala | 25 |
| कवाला | kavala | 25 |
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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 Kawala
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