Kwalika Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kwalika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwalika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kwalika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwalika is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwalika? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kwalika occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwalika live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Kwalika is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 88 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaleka8620/
Kwaluka865/
Kwelika861/
Nkwaleka801/
Kuhaulika754/
Gwaluka71262/
Kweleka71240/
Kwoleka719/
Qwaleka712/
Gwaleka712/
Kuhaluka674/
Nqwaleka672/
Kwelekai671/
Ngwaliki671/
Gwalicki671/
Gcwaleka671/
Ngwahleka631/
Qweleka57154/
Kueleka5776/
Kweleko5734/
Gwoleka575/
Qweluka571/
Gweleka571/
Gwaleko571/
Gwelekai5319/
Cwelucka531/
Kwelekou531/
Gwaleheke501/

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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 Kwalika
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