Kwalira Surname

179,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kwalira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwalira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,3791:7,1961,051
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kwalira Last Name Facts

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

Kwalira has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwalira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 179,010th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,056,857 people. The surname Kwalira is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwalira live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 2,379 people, or 1 in 7,196. Aside from Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Kwalira Last Name Statistics demography

Kwalira earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwalera866/
Kwalire864/
Gwalira861/
Nkwalire807/
Kweulira802/
Ngwalira801/
Qwalura711/
Qualira711/
Gwalire711/
Gwaliori677/
Gualiera671/
Gvalera576/
Qualera572/
Gwalero571/
Gualura571/
Ngwalero539/
Gualirio532/
Gwalgeri532/
Gualirze531/
Quaglieri50550/
Quagliero50150/
Quahliero5037/
Guallieri504/
Guaglieri504/
Quagliere502/
Guajllire501/

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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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  • 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 Kwalira
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