Kuala Surname

356,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,019 people bear this surname

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

Kuala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4041:20,1822,127
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Indonesia1861:711,01755,051
United States281:12,944,962483,512
India221:34,866,608408,224
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Kuala (365) may also be a first name.

Kuala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuala (Hindi: कूाल, Marathi: कुअला, Russian: Куала) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kuala is the 356,452nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,151,664 people. Kuala occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Kuala live; 41 percent live in Oceania Islands and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 455,540th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 365 people.

The last name Kuala is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 20,182. In Papua New Guinea Kuala is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 74 percent reside, Hela, where 6 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.

Kuala Last Name Statistics demography

Kuala earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkuala91151/
Kualai9131/
Kualay9112/
Kualah913/
Kualla912/
Kualoa911/
Kouhala8373/
Kuaiela834/
Kuaglia832/
Kuhalap831/
Kuaylla831/
Guala806,177/
Kwala801,571/
Kuali80667/
Cuala80647/
Kuale80162/
Kuola80158/
Kualo8037/
Quala8018/
Kouhaila77278/
Kuhaulau771/
Cuayla731,365/
Kwalia731,267/
Gualla73373/
Qualia73184/
Kwalla73170/
Gualea73166/
Gualoa73146/
Gualia73125/
Kwahla73108/
Kwalai7380/
Qualah7379/
Kwaila7370/
Cualay7366/
Kwalau7360/
Cualla7355/
Kwaala7352/
Qualla7351/
Kuolas7339/
Kwalea7333/
Cualia7332/
Kwalah7318/
Gueala7315/
Kwaloa7312/
Gwuala7310/
Qualha739/
Cualas737/
Kuatle736/
Gualha734/
Quayla733/
Kualle733/
Gualai733/
Kuatli733/
Qualay732/
Ghuala732/
Gualay732/
Nkuale732/
Kgwala732/
Kwalha732/
Guaila732/
Kualid732/
Quaila731/
Qualas731/
Qualea731/
Quwala731/
Kuolah731/
Kwalay731/
Kualoh731/
Nkualy731/
Cuatla731/
Gualaa731/
Quaula731/
Kuasle731/
Kualeh731/
Gualga731/
Kualer730/
Quaglia676,748/
Guailla671,686/
Gouhala67419/
Kgwahla67340/
Guaylla67301/
Cualiah67110/
Cuaglia6786/
Guealia6786/
Kwalahu6774/
Kwallah6746/
Kgwaila6740/
Quallah6736/
Cuallas6718/
Kwaleha6713/
Cuhaila6710/
Guealla678/
Kuhalli676/
Kwailay676/
Ngguala676/
Kualich676/
Quallas675/
Ngwuala675/
Guallas674/
Kwahala674/
Guajlia673/
Nguaila673/
Kouhali672/
Nkwalla672/
N'Kuale672/
Qualeas671/
Quallay671/
Quaylia671/
Kuhailo671/
Nkwaula671/
Hkkwala671/
Gualass671/
Quailla671/
Guallai671/
Kkwalla671/
Kwailat671/
Kwailoa671/
Kouhola671/
Nguaula671/
Qualias671/
Guallaj671/
Guallay671/
Cuaylla671/
Cuhayla671/
Nkqwala671/
Ngquala671/
Kwalgai671/
Kwallas671/
Cuaiela671/
Guallia671/
Kuhaley670/
Quailya670/
Quallia670/

Kuala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuala in the Marathi language
कुअलाku'ala-
Kuala in the Hindi language
कूालkuala75
कुालkuala25
Kuala in the Russian language
Куалаkuala-

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Footnotes

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