Kwala Surname

252,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4091:433,11222,320
Namibia2671:9,0241,746
Cameroon1621:128,20414,516
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Tanzania1381:383,63527,683
Uganda1321:295,75220,635
Zambia1301:121,9229,272
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
India61:127,844,230863,365
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kwala (452) may also be a first name.

Kwala Last Name Facts

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

Kwala (Oriya: ାଲା) is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 252,019th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,638,794 people. The last name Kwala is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kwala live; 30 percent live in Southern Africa and 30 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 402,268th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 452 people.

The surname Kwala is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 433,112. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 48 percent reside, Plateau, where 12 percent reside and Gombe, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Kwala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Kwala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.65% less than the national average, earning R 152,916 per year and in United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwalia911,267/
Khwala91501/
Kwalla91170/
Kwahla91108/
Kwalai9180/
Kwaila9170/
Kwalau9160/
Kwaala9152/
Kwalea9133/
Kwalah9118/
Kwaloa9112/
Kwaela915/
Kgwala912/
Kwalha912/
Kwalay911/
Kgwahla83340/
Kwalahu8374/
Kwallah8346/
Kgwaila8340/
Kwaleha8313/
Kwaelya837/
Kwailay836/
Kwahala834/
Nkwalla832/
Nkwaula831/
Hkkwala831/
Khwaila831/
Kkwalla831/
Kwailat831/
Kwailoa831/
Nkqwala831/
Kwalgai831/
Kwallas831/
Gwala8031,527/
Kwela802,570/
Kwali801,645/
Kwale801,502/
Kuala801,019/
Kwalo80372/
Cwala80346/
Qwala8080/
Kwola8020/
Kwaly801/
Kwała801/
Kgwatlha77111/
Kwatlhai7763/
Kgwathla774/
Khwailah771/
Khwallah771/
Kgwale731,755/
Kwalle731,454/
Kwaule73213/
Nkuala73151/
Kwalli73141/
Gwalla73104/
Gwaila7388/
Qwatla7385/
Kwehla7383/
Gwalia7382/
Khwalo7380/
Kwallo7365/
Gwaloa7357/
Gqwala7341/
Kwalie7337/
Kwaleh7336/
Kualai7331/
Kgwalo7327/
Kwaile7326/
Gwaala7325/
Kualay7312/
Kwalee7312/
Gwuala7310/
Gcwala7310/
Kwaloo738/
Kwahlo737/
Kgwali737/
Kwaley736/
Ghwala735/
Kwhale735/
Gwalah735/
Kweila735/
Kwalet734/
Kwhalo734/
Gwalya733/
Kwailo733/
Kwolla733/
Kualah733/
Kwelah733/
Cwalia732/
Kualla732/
Kwaale732/
Gwaula732/
Qhwala732/
Quwala731/
Kwayle731/
Kwoola731/
Kwoila731/
Kwalge731/
Kwalhi731/
Qwaila731/
Kwwali731/
Kwaalo731/
Kwahle731/
Kwalei731/
Kualoa731/
Gwaela731/
Ggwala731/
Kwatly731/
Gwahla731/
Kwhela731/
Kwalej731/
Kwalgi731/
Kqwale731/
Kqwela731/
Kkwela731/
Qgwala731/
Ngqwala67912/
Gwahula67430/
Gwahala67269/
Kouhala6773/
Gwallah6713/
Kwalley6712/
Ngwalai6711/
Ngwuala675/
Khwolai674/
Kuaiela674/
Kwealeu673/
Ngwalah673/
Kuaglia672/
Kgwaile672/
Khweila671/
Kwailoy671/
Kwalesh671/
Kwalo's671/
Kuhalap671/
Nhkwali671/
Nkwally671/
Nkwaloo671/
Kgwehla671/
Kweilla671/
Kwalije671/
Kwallle671/
Kuaylla671/
Nkwaale671/
Qwailat671/
Gwala'a671/
Gwalaha671/
Kwallie671/
Nggwala671/
Ngwaala671/
Gqwaila671/
Geewala671/

Kwala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwala in the Oriya language
ାଲାala-

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