Kuwali Surname

327,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kuwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0461:16,3662,570
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Nepal251:1,139,2386,423
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
England51:11,143,612252,590
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kuwali (85) may also be a first name.

Kuwali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuwali (Marathi: कुवली) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kuwali click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuwali? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 327,907th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,437,761 people. The surname Kuwali is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kuwali reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kuwali is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 85 people.

This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 16,366. Not including Malawi it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Nepal, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuwalai9295/
Kauwali9227/
Kouwali9210/
Kuwalia921/
Kouwatli866/
Kushwali861/
Kouwalli861/
Kuwale83691/
Kiwali83681/
Kowali83260/
Kuwala8363/
Kuvali8361/
Kuweli8331/
Kouvali7791/
Kauwale7728/
Kuvalli7718/
Kuwatly7713/
Kuvalia7713/
Kauvali7710/
Kusuali779/
Kowalli777/
Khuwale774/
Kuvaliy773/
Kouwala772/
Kubaili772/
Kouwoli772/
Keuweli771/
Kuswale771/
Khuwala771/
Khuvali771/
Kowaili771/
Kiwaloi771/
Kuuwala771/
Kuvalai771/
Khiwali771/
Kouvalis71238/
Koubaili71186/
Kouvalia7121/
Kuvallis7116/
Kuvailid714/
Keubaili713/
Kutvalli713/
Kauvalli713/
Kouwatly712/
Kubaalai712/
Kuwahala712/
Gkouvali711/
Kuivalai711/
Kouvatli711/
Khowalai711/
Kubalaai711/
Koutvali711/
Kuswaley711/
Kuvalich711/
Kiwale676,937/
Kowala67901/
Kivali67751/
Kiwoli67304/
Kuvala67245/
Kowale67105/
Kuvale67101/
Kuwele6716/
Gkouvalis6715/
Kuveli6713/
Kiwaly676/
Kouvatlis674/
Kiweli674/
Kuwola672/
Cuwala672/
Khuwaileh671/
Qowali671/
Gkouvalia671/
Kuvalj671/
Cubali671/
Kowalj671/
Kuvalı670/

Kuwali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuwali in the Marathi language
कुवलीkuvali-

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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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  • 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 Kuwali
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