Siwala Surname
Approximately 518 people bear this surname
Siwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 251 | 1:403,340 | 51,517 |
| Zambia | 206 | 1:76,941 | 6,580 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Siwala (53) may also be a first name.
Siwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Siwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Siwala (Oriya: ସିୱାଲା) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Siwala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Siwala is the 600,164th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Siwala reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 53 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 403,340. In The Philippines Siwala is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 47 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 24 percent live and National Capital Region, where 14 percent live. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Siwala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Siwala in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିୱାଲା | siwala | 57.14 |
| ଶିୱାଲା | siwala | 42.86 |
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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 Siwala
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