Kwayela Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kwayela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kwayela Demographics
Kwayela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kwayela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwayela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwayela occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwayela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwayela live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Kwayela is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 17 percent reside.
Kwayela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kwayela last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwayala | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kwayila | 86 | 21 | / |
| Cwayela | 86 | 20 | / |
| Kwaelya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kwoyela | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kwiyela | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kweyela | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gwayela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qwayela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwayele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuayela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwajela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gqwayela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwgayala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaila | 77 | 70 | / |
| Kwalea | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kweila | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kwiela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwaeli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwayle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwoyelo | 71 | 76 | / |
| Kwawele | 71 | 55 | / |
| Kgwaila | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kwoyila | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kweyala | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kweyila | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kwaiala | 71 | 22 | / |
| Gbayela | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kwailay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kuaiela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwayilo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kuawela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kweilla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwajila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwajele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwoyela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuaylla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwayila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khweila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khwaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kweyelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwailat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwailoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwale | 67 | 1,502 | / |
| Ngwayila | 67 | 112 | / |
| Kwoyello | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kwaioloa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kwai'ila | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngweyela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuhajela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwayalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweyilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwayale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwayolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khwailah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwayela
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