Kwarula Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kwarula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwarula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1131:408,67222,682
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Kwarula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwarula occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwarula? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kwarula live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 408,672. In Kenya Kwarula is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent live, Bungoma County, where 1 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya Kwarula occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Kwarula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwerula86123/
Gwarula861/
Nkwarulo8020/
Kuaruli7121/
Kuarila711/
Gwarola711/
Guarulla6797/
Guarulia671/
Guargulia631/
Guarila571/
Querula571/
Guarilha53369/
Queruela53219/
Guarilia5316/
Guarolla537/
Guarrola535/
Queruila534/
Guarihla531/
Queruyla531/
Quarilia531/
Gbarauleh501/
Guarrilha501/

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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 Kwarula
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