Swakala Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Swakala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 150 | 1:352,944 | 26,073 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Lesotho | 26 | 1:78,175 | 9,832 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Swakala (16) may also be a first name.
Swakala Demographics
Average Swakala Salary in
South Africa
R 17,568
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Swakala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swakala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swakala is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Swakala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 899,940th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name Swakala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Swakala are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Swakala is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 73 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 6 percent live and Geita Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Lesotho, where 9 percent live.
Swakala Last Name Statistics demography
Swakala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.61% less than the national average, earning R 17,568 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swakale | 86 | 129 | / |
| Suakala | 86 | 4 | / |
| Swakali | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shuakala | 80 | 22 | / |
| Zwakalaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swekalo | 71 | 239 | / |
| Swekela | 71 | 27 | / |
| Suakalo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shwaqela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuekala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swakollie | 63 | 4 | / |
| Suokallas | 63 | 4 | / |
| Swahkollie | 59 | 1 | / |
| Suakelo | 57 | 19 | / |
| Suekela | 57 | 4 | / |
| Suacola | 57 | 1 | / |
| Suokkola | 53 | 6 | / |
| Suakolie | 53 | 5 | / |
| Shwekolo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Svajcali | 53 | 1 | / |
| Suakollie | 50 | 492 | / |
| Suokallio | 50 | 11 | / |
| Suahkolle | 50 | 1 | / |
| Suakollia | 50 | 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 Swakala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis