Swala Surname
Approximately 1,283 people bear this surname
Swala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 554 | 1:95,562 | 9,509 |
| Zambia | 299 | 1:53,010 | 4,942 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Uganda | 74 | 1:527,558 | 29,544 |
| Kenya | 54 | 1:855,183 | 32,488 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Swala (197) may also be a first name.
Swala Demographics
Average Swala Salary in
United States
$46,979 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Swala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swala (Hindi: स्वाला, Oriya: ାଲା) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Swala? popularity and diffusion
Swala is the 297,114th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,680,083 people. Swala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Swala live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 197 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 95,562. In Tanzania Swala is most common in: Pwani Region, where 34 percent live, Tabora Region, where 23 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 19 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Swala is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.
Swala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Swala has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swala surname expanded 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Swala Last Name Statistics demography
Swala earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $46,979 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swala in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वाला | svala | - |
| Swala in the Oriya language | ||
| ାଲା | ala | 75 |
| ଲା | la | 25 |
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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 Swala
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