Pwala Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Pwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Pwala (12) may also be a first name.
Pwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pwala is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pwala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pwala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Pwala are found; 66 percent are found in Central Africa and 66 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpwala | 91 | 55 | / |
| Phwala | 91 | 3 | / |
| Pwalah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pwalya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pwhalla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Puala | 80 | 2,909 | / |
| Bwala | 80 | 2,774 | / |
| Pwali | 80 | 251 | / |
| Pwela | 80 | 114 | / |
| Pwalo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Pwale | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bwaila | 73 | 1,136 | / |
| Bwalia | 73 | 866 | / |
| Pualas | 73 | 81 | / |
| Pualoa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mpuala | 73 | 21 | / |
| Pwaulo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Puaala | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bwalla | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pualau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bwaala | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pualaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpwali | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwayla | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pualat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pwally | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwaleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwaile | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vwalau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwaela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpwale | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwalah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwalee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pualha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puatla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pualia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Npwali | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puhalla | 67 | 435 | / |
| Puahala | 67 | 45 | / |
| Pouhala | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bwalyas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pwaulei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bwalyaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pualloa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwallah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphwalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwailia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pualiai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puaglia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pua'ala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphwali | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Puala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhalia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pualioa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puahlai | 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
- 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 Pwala
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