Kewala Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kewala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kewala (636) may also be a first name.

Kewala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kewala occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kewala is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kewala are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kewala is also the 329,982nd most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 636 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kewalia9236/
Kehwala9211/
Keswala921/
Kheswala862/
Keiwalla861/
Kejwalai861/
Kawala8315,438/
Kiwala835,095/
Kowala83901/
Kewela83539/
Kevala83284/
Kewale83195/
Kewalo8328/
Kewola8321/
Kewali8312/
Kywala831/
Kaewailah80524/
Kheshwala8020/
Keshwalla806/
Kheswalla806/
Kaywala77928/
Khowala77328/
Khewale77201/
Khebala77162/
Kaiwala77138/
Kawaala77129/
Kawalla77117/
Kiwaala7764/
Kowalla7755/
Kiwalya7748/
Kevalya7733/
Khawala7733/
Keawela7728/
Kajwala7727/
Kawalia7726/
Kevalia7721/
Kiwaula7719/
Kawalai7718/
Khewali7715/
Khiwala7713/
Khevala7711/
Chewala779/
Kowalya779/
Kahwala779/
Kievala779/
Kebaula778/
Kawaula778/
Koiwala777/
Kawalay776/
Kiwalla776/
Kkevala776/
Kojwala775/
Kesvala774/
Kewalis774/
Kaevala774/
Kaawala774/
Kewoula774/
Kawalah772/
Kewalee772/
Kawwala771/
Kevalai771/
Kaweala771/
Keiwela771/
Kevalah771/
Kawuala771/
Kawalaa771/
Kihwala771/
Kebalia771/
Keweila771/
Kahawala71593/
Kajwaula71173/
Kawahala7133/
Kebailia7117/
Cheewala7112/
Kaiwalla7110/
Kevalaya7110/
Kawailay717/
Chewalla714/
Khawalah714/
Khesvala712/
Kajwaala712/
Kawahlah711/
Kawwaala711/
Khiwalia711/
Koiwalay711/
Koiwalah711/
Khewaled711/
Kehvalla711/
Kawaalya711/
Khowalai711/
Kejwalee711/
Kebailai711/
Khawajla711/
Kevaella710/
Kavala678,297/
Kiwale676,937/
Kevale671,370/
Kovela671,223/
Kavela67932/
Kawela67838/
Kovala67802/
Kivela67756/
Kiwali67681/
Kawalo67635/
Kawała67353/
Kowela67269/
Kiwola67235/
Kevela67216/
Kiwała67212/
Kiwela67206/
Kivala67199/
Kawola67143/
Kývala67102/
Kiwalo6798/
Kowalo6790/
Kowola6740/
Kybala6738/
Kavola6725/
Kyvala6721/
Cewali6714/
Cawala6711/
Käbala678/
Cevala677/
Kiwaly676/
Kevali676/
Kheshvala675/
Kevalo672/
Kewolo672/
Kewelo671/
Kewole671/
Kewoli671/
Kawalahai671/
Kowała671/
Qiwala671/
Kesswalle671/
Kebaillia671/
Qawala671/
Kaewwaloo671/
Cowala670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kewala
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