Kwaala Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Kwaala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kwaala (327) may also be a first name.
Kwaala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwaala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwaala is most common in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwaala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Kwaala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwaala reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 484,932nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 327 people.
Kwaala is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda Kwaala is primarily found in: Luuka District, where 44 percent live, Kamuli District, where 18 percent live and Wakiso District, where 18 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kwaala
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