Palawala Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Palawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Palawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Palawala is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palawala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Palawala reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Palawala is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and Liberia, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pallawala | 94 | 587 | / |
| Phalawala | 94 | 158 | / |
| Palaywala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Paylawala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Paylaywala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Palavala | 88 | 155 | / |
| Palewala | 88 | 2 | / |
| Palawela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Palawalo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pallawela | 82 | 36 | / |
| Palavatla | 82 | 25 | / |
| Palaballa | 82 | 22 | / |
| Palavalas | 82 | 16 | / |
| Pallavala | 82 | 12 | / |
| Paylewala | 82 | 5 | / |
| Polaiwala | 82 | 4 | / |
| Palavalla | 82 | 4 | / |
| Palavalai | 82 | 3 | / |
| Paleewala | 82 | 2 | / |
| Palyavala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pallabala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Palavalay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pallewala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pallahuala | 78 | 60 | / |
| Paalavalas | 78 | 7 | / |
| Paalaballa | 78 | 3 | / |
| Pallavalas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pahalawela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Palawalieh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Paylewalah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pallawaley | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pallavalla | 78 | 1 | / |
| Palavallia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Palavali | 75 | 282 | / |
| Palavela | 75 | 35 | / |
| Palevala | 75 | 14 | / |
| Palavale | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pelewala | 75 | 5 | / |
| Polowala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pelawalo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pallayvalla | 74 | 8 | / |
| Pallewela | 71 | 1,250 | / |
| Palavalli | 71 | 357 | / |
| Pallavali | 71 | 48 | / |
| Pallavale | 71 | 12 | / |
| Palavella | 71 | 8 | / |
| Palavalle | 71 | 5 | / |
| Palavalee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Palavaali | 71 | 3 | / |
| Polowalia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poulewala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paylawolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pallevala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paliavela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paleevala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palavally | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paalavali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pallavalli | 67 | 42 | / |
| Paalavalli | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pallevalla | 67 | 7 | / |
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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 Palawala
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