Nwala Surname

46,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,9691:16,1491,562
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
England101:5,571,806158,774
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Nwala (199) may also be a first name.

Nwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nwala is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwala? popularity and diffusion

Nwala is the 46,977th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 660,822 people. The surname Nwala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwala are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwala is also the 642,605th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 199 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 10,969 people, or 1 in 16,149. In Nigeria Nwala is mostly found in: Rivers, where 47 percent are found, Abia, where 21 percent are found and Imo, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Nwala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nwala last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Nwala earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.98% less than the national average, earning $32,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nwaala9122/
Nwalai9122/
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Nwaela919/
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Nwuala912/
Nwalaa912/
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Nwgala911/
Nwalga911/
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Nwauloa831/
Nwaulia831/
Nwailya831/
Nwahala831/
Nwwaala831/
Nwali8053,317/
Nwale80785/
Nwalo80651/
Nwola80153/
Nvala8032/
Nwela8032/
Nwaly8028/
Nuala8027/
Nbala8017/
Geenwala772/
Nualla73527/
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Nwehla73235/
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Nwaulo7341/
Nwaali7338/
Nwailo7335/
Nwaloh7325/
Nwaile7317/
Nwaluo7315/
Nwalli7311/
Nualas7311/
Nualia7310/
Nhwale737/
Nwalid737/
Nnwali737/
Nwalee736/
Nwuola736/
Nwolah736/
Nweali735/
Nwaloz734/
Nweila734/
Nballa734/
Nwalle734/
Nwayli734/
Nweale733/
Nwalih733/
Nwuale732/
Nwaler732/
N'Wela732/
Nwatle732/
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Nvalea731/
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Nwwali731/
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Nwalos731/
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Nwuali731/
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Nwallo731/
Nmbala731/
Nwwola731/
Nwaloi731/
Hnwali731/
Nwaale731/
Nwalej731/
N'Bala731/
Nwaley731/
Nwoula731/
Nwolai731/
Nnwale731/
N'Wola731/
Nwajli731/
Nualai731/
Nualyai67152/
Nwailoh6720/
Nbalaha672/
Nouhala672/
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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 Nwala
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