Kawalya Surname

165,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kawalya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawalya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,5551:15,2802,405
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kawalya (55) may also be a first name.

Kawalya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawalya (Hindi: कैवलय) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawalya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 165,022nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,775,151 people. Kawalya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawalya are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 55 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,555 people, or 1 in 15,280. In Uganda Kawalya is most common in: Wakiso District, where 26 percent live, Kampala District, where 20 percent live and Rakai District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kawalya Last Name Statistics demography

Kawalya earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kewalya8644/
Kavalaiya7512/
Kabalye7138/
Kawalie717/
Kabaljai6718/
Kawalier6718/
Kabalija674/
Kawalies671/
Kavaleha671/
Kabaljay671/
Kamwalie671/
Kavalyer671/
Kanwalji670/

Kawalya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawalya in the Hindi language
कैवलयkaivalaya-

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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 Kawalya
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