Kwamala Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kwamala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwamala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307

Kwamala (11) may also be a first name.

Kwamala Last Name Facts

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

Kwamala is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwamala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Kwamala are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kwamala is also the 3,487,849th most common first name globally It is held by 11 people.

Kwamala is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwamalau881/
Kuamala8630/
Kwemala8626/
Kwamali861/
Ngwamala801/
Kwaimola801/
Gwamahala754/
Quamala7113/
Gwamela713/
Gwomala712/
Kwamelo711/
Guamala711/
Kwemela711/
Ngwamale67137/
Cuamatla67119/
Gbamalah671/
Kwemaleu671/
Kuamalee671/
Gwemela57151/
Gbamale57139/
Gbamalo5735/
Gbamola5731/
Kuamolo5725/
Kuomola573/
Cuamali571/
Guamalo571/
Kuemela571/
Gbamali571/
Gbamoula5315/
Quameyla535/
Gbaimola532/
Guaimalo531/
Gbaamalo531/
Quamally531/
Ngwamole531/
Kuemelah531/
Gboimala531/

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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 Kwamala
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