Nwale Surname
Approximately 785 people bear this surname
Nwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 608 | 1:291,353 | 16,360 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nwale (71) may also be a first name.
Nwale Demographics
Average Nwale Salary in
South Africa
R 23,520
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nwale (Marathi: नवले) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwale? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwale is the 437,080th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,283,498 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nwale reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 71 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 608 people, or 1 in 291,353. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 34 percent reside, Benue, where 21 percent reside and Ondo, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Nwale Last Name Statistics demography
Nwale earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.1% less than the national average, earning R 23,520 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nwale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nwale in the Marathi language | ||
| नवले | navale | 87.5 |
| नवाळे | navale | 12.5 |
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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 Nwale
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