Rwali Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Rwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Rwali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwali occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwali? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rwali is the 2,944,094th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwali live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Rwali is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 59 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 32 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Not including South Africa Rwali occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Rwali Last Name Statistics demography

Rwali earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.42% less than the national average, earning R 113,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwaili918/
Rwala80103/
Ruali8010/
Rvali804/
Rwale802/
Rbali802/
Rweli801/
Rualis7315/
Rvaali739/
Rualio736/
Rwalya731/
Rwahla731/
Rhbali731/
Rruali731/
Ruahali6742/
Rouhali672/
Rwheeli671/
Rwaletz671/
Rwahala671/

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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
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  • 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 Rwali
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