Nowala Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nowala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Nowala (22) may also be a first name.

Nowala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nowala has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,409,418th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nowala reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nowala is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

The last name Nowala is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 358,793. In South Africa Nowala is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 85 percent live, Western Cape, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Nowala Last Name Statistics demography

Nowala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.98% less than the national average, earning R 90,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nojwala9213/
Nouwala9212/
Nowaila922/
Nowhalia86278/
Ngnowala861/
Nowahala861/
Nowela833,468/
Nawala831,102/
Nobala83228/
Novala8370/
Newala8358/
Nowali8315/
Nowaly8311/
Nowale834/
Nowola834/
Nowała832/
Nowalo831/
Nuwala831/
Novalia772,915/
Nowoola77147/
Nawaila77122/
Nobhala77116/
Nowella77105/
Ngovala7776/
Novalya7764/
Nawalia7743/
Nguwala7741/
Nowalis7725/
Nawalah7721/
Nawalya7720/
Nawaala7719/
Nouwale7715/
Ngowali7713/
Nawayla779/
Novaela777/
Nowalid777/
Newalia776/
Nowally773/
Nuwaila773/
Nouwali773/
Novalas773/
Newalla772/
Novalla772/
Naawala772/
Nahwala772/
Noballa772/
Novalea771/
Nohwali771/
Nouwola771/
Novalah771/
Nowalhi771/
Nowaloi771/
Noweila771/
Nawalla771/
Nawaula771/
Ngowalo771/
Noewela771/
Nuwalla771/
Nowgalo771/
Nowalit771/
Nawhalia7178/
Nouvalia7178/
Nawallah7177/
Novaglia7126/
Novallia7126/
Novallas7124/
Nawailah719/
Novailia718/
Neewalay718/
Nouvalga716/
Nowallyp714/
Nahwalla713/
Nowallis711/
Nachwala711/
Nawailla711/
N'Gawala711/
Gnouwale711/
Nawailea711/
Novela6768,777/
Nawale673,982/
Nevala673,339/
Nawali671,431/
Nabala67911/
Navala67875/
Navela67832/
Novali67754/
Nabola67465/
Nevola67458/
Nawela67223/
Nawała67200/
Nawaly67140/
Nuvola6782/
Novaly6748/
Nuvala6744/
Newola6740/
Nubala6718/
Novale6713/
Nubola6712/
Novalo6712/
Nawalo6711/
Novola6710/
Nobola6710/
Nowelo679/
Navola676/
Nobalo676/
Nuwali675/
Nawola674/
Nobale672/
Nobali672/
Nuwale672/
Nuwalo672/
Novacilla672/
Newalo671/
Nowolo671/
Nowole671/
Noweła671/
Newela671/
Nahwallah671/

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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 Nowala
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