Kipwala Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Kipwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kipwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kipwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kipwala is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kipwala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Kipwala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipwala live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Kipwala is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Pader District, where 77 percent reside, Gulu District, where 9 percent reside and Kitgum District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kipwaila | 93 | 27 | / |
| Kipwayla | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kipwalla | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kipwola | 86 | 791 | / |
| Kibwala | 86 | 141 | / |
| Kipwali | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kempwala | 80 | 8 | / |
| Chipwala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kipwalei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kibwalya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipwaila | 75 | 2,234 | / |
| Kibwela | 71 | 1,670 | / |
| Kibwola | 71 | 448 | / |
| Kibwale | 71 | 126 | / |
| Kibuala | 71 | 77 | / |
| Kibwali | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kivwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kubwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kibwalei | 67 | 117 | / |
| Kipwelea | 67 | 80 | / |
| Kibbalya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chibwala | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chipwalo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaibuala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cimpuala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuppuala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kipualei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibwolla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chepwala | 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
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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 Kipwala
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