Kwaliya Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Kwaliya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwaliya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Kwaliya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwaliya is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwaliya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwaliya is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwaliya reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Kwaliya is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 30 percent live and Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaliyah933/
Kwalliya931/
Khwaliya931/
Gwaliya8649/
Kwalija8637/
Kwaloia8621/
Kwaliyo8621/
Kwaleia867/
Kwaliye866/
Kwaleya862/
Kwaloya861/
Kwaluya861/
Kwalijja802/
Kwalijia801/
Kwalai7780/
Kwalau7760/
Kwalea7733/
Kwaloa7712/
Kwaley776/
Kwalay771/
Kwalei771/
Gvaliya71168/
Kwalahu7174/
Kwaleji7130/
Gbaliya7127/
Kwaleha7113/
Kwalley7112/
Kwailay716/
Kwalayi713/
Kwoleya711/
Kwailoy711/
Kwaleah711/
Kwailoa711/
Kwalije711/
Gwaluya711/
Kwallie711/
Kwahlae711/
Kwalgai711/
Kwatlhai6763/
Kwaleuha671/

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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 Kwaliya
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