Rwala Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

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

Rwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
India401:19,176,635286,670
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Rwala (10) may also be a first name.

Rwala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rwala is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Rwala live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rwala is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa Rwala is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent live, Gauteng, where 11 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Besides South Africa Rwala is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 39 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.

Rwala Last Name Statistics demography

Rwala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.08% less than the national average, earning R 147,156 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwahla911/
Rwalya911/
Rwahula834/
Rwallah832/
Rwahala831/
Rwela80156/
Rwali8044/
Ruala8025/
Rvala8012/
Rbala805/
Rwale802/
Rwaili738/
Rbalaj732/
Rualla732/
Rualat732/
Rvalay731/
Rualas731/
Rualay730/
Ruaylap675/
Ruhalha672/
Rwaletz671/
Ruallas671/
Rhuhala671/

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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 Rwala
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