Kwale Surname
Approximately 1,502 people bear this surname
Kwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 629 | 1:117,456 | 12,805 |
| Nigeria | 355 | 1:498,994 | 24,920 |
| Zambia | 168 | 1:94,345 | 7,684 |
| Niger | 100 | 1:191,920 | 6,591 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Tanzania | 45 | 1:1,176,480 | 46,524 |
| Solomon Islands | 42 | 1:13,810 | 2,567 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Kwale (289) may also be a first name.
Kwale Demographics
Average Kwale Salary in
South Africa
R 93,156
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwale (Arabic: كوالي, Marathi: कवळे) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwale? popularity and diffusion
Kwale is the 261,328th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,851,895 people. The surname Kwale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kwale are found; 42 percent are found in Central Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kwale is also the 519,842nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 289 people.
This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 117,456. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Zambia, where 11 percent reside.
Kwale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kwale has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kwale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kwale surname is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Kwale earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.8% less than the national average, earning R 93,156 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kwale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kwale in the Marathi language | ||
| कवळे | kavale | 66.67 |
| कवाळे | kavale | 33.33 |
| Kwale in the Arabic language | ||
| كوالي | kwaly | - |
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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 Kwale
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