Kuwala Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kuwait
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Kuwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kuwala (20) may also be a first name.

Kuwala Last Name Facts

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

Kuwala (Tibetan: བརྐུ་བ་ལ།) is held by more people in Kuwait than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. Kuwala is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kuwala live; 62 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kuwait, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 97,454. Outside of Kuwait this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuwalai9295/
Kouwala922/
Khuwala921/
Kuwalia921/
Kuuwala921/
Kuwahala862/
Kiwala835,095/
Kuwali831,132/
Kowala83901/
Kuwale83691/
Kuvala83245/
Kuwalo8334/
Kuwela835/
Cuwala832/
Kuwola832/
Khuwailah804/
Kushwalia801/
Khowala77328/
Kuivala77309/
Khuvala77209/
Kiwaala7764/
Kowalla7755/
Kouvala7755/
Kiwalya7748/
Kubalia7729/
Kauwale7728/
Kauwali7727/
Kiwaula7719/
Kuwatly7713/
Khiwala7713/
Kuvalia7713/
Kouwali7710/
Kowalya779/
Kuvalad776/
Kiwalla776/
Khuwale774/
Kouwola774/
Kubalya773/
Kuvalla773/
Kusvala772/
Kuvalya772/
Khuwela772/
Kuvalat771/
Kubalau771/
Cuwalah771/
Quiwala771/
Kauwela771/
Kihwala771/
Kuweela771/
Kuwuila771/
Kuswale771/
Kuhwalo771/
Khuwalo771/
Kuhbala771/
Kuvalai771/
Kouvalia7121/
Khauvala7110/
Kouwoula718/
Kouwatli716/
Kouvalas713/
Kubaalai712/
Koutvala712/
Kouwatly712/
Khiwalia711/
Khuvaila711/
Kuswaley711/
Kuibalia711/
Kubalaai711/
Khowalai711/
Kuvallas711/
Kouwalli711/
Kuibalah711/
Kuivalai711/
Kushwali711/
Kuvela67261/
Kowali67260/
Kiwola67235/
Kiwała67212/
Kiwela67206/
Kivala67199/
Kubała67159/
Kowale67105/
Kuvale67101/
Kiwalo6798/
Cubala6792/
Kowalo6790/
Cuvala6766/
Kuvali6761/
Kuvola6756/
Kowola6740/
Koutvalas6734/
Kouvalias6717/
Khuvaalga677/
Kowaljowa675/
Kuwailout672/
Kuvalj671/
Kushvalha671/
Kowalj671/
Kowała671/
Qiwala671/
Gkouvaila671/
Gkouvalia671/
Khuwaileh671/
Kuvalı670/
Cowala670/

Kuwala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuwala in the Tibetan language
བརྐུ་བ་ལ།kuwala66.67
སྐུ་བ་ལ།kuwala33.33

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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 Kuwala
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