Swala Surname

297,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Swala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5541:95,5629,509
Zambia2991:53,0104,942
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Uganda741:527,55829,544
Kenya541:855,18332,488
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
India181:42,614,743461,117
United States111:32,950,812797,015
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Swala (197) may also be a first name.

Swala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swala (Hindi: स्वाला, Oriya: ାଲା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swala is the 297,114th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,680,083 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Swala are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Swala is also the 646,152nd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 197 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 95,562. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 34 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 23 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.

Swala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swala has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwala91913/
Swalla91218/
Szwala91129/
Swalah9159/
Swalha9154/
Swalay9127/
Swalga9124/
Swahla918/
Swalia915/
Swaala913/
Swaila912/
Swalau912/
Swalea912/
Hswala911/
Sweala911/
Swallah83649/
Swallay8350/
Swalaha8326/
Swallia8326/
Szwalla8315/
Shwahla8310/
Swalhah835/
Swailay834/
Shwaila834/
Shwalla833/
Schwala832/
Swailas831/
Swallau831/
Swhalla831/
Swailah831/
Swaylia831/
Swahlia831/
Swaliay831/
Swale803,594/
Swali802,200/
Swalo801,539/
Suala80539/
Svala80214/
Swela80190/
Swaly8071/
Xwala8013/
Sbala8011/
Schwaloa771/
Swuhayla771/
Swaalahe771/
Schwahla770/
Schwalia770/
Swaleh739,907/
Swallo731,406/
Swalih73652/
Chwala73652/
Swehla73542/
Swaile73272/
Swalle73225/
Swaley73173/
Sualla7377/
Sualia7338/
Swally7334/
Sualoa7329/
Shwale7327/
Svalya7324/
Swälas7323/
Sualat7323/
Sualau7320/
Swasly7314/
Swalei7313/
Swaili7312/
Swalit7310/
Svalah739/
Zwalla738/
Svalas737/
Swalli737/
Swalee736/
Swalep735/
Swalhi735/
Shwali735/
Shvala734/
Sualas734/
Swelah734/
Sualay734/
Svaala734/
Svahla734/
Sbaila734/
Swahly734/
Sweila733/
Svalha733/
Swohla733/
Swalhe733/
Sualai732/
Swahli732/
Szwała732/
Szwela732/
Swaale732/
Shuala732/
Shwela732/
Swaler731/
Swalos731/
Svalay731/
Svalia731/
Sualya731/
Swahle731/
Swalie731/
Swaluo731/
Sweyla731/
Swaily731/
Swajle731/
Swaali731/
Suahla731/
Sualad731/
Swaliy730/
Swealy730/
Swayle730/
Schwailia712/
Schwalach711/
Swalley671,168/
Swalleh67319/
Swaileh67263/
Swallie67170/
Swaller67103/
Shvalya6774/
Sweales6763/
Souhala6755/
Shvahla6746/
Chwalla6741/
Swallop6734/
Zwallah6731/
Schwela6730/
Swaaley6727/
Swaalep6727/
Schwale6724/
Swalles677/
Swayles677/
Suhalya675/
Swaitlo675/
Swatler675/
Swaaleh674/
Sweelay674/
Swahliy674/
Swealeh674/
Swailey673/
Svalaih673/
Suhayla673/
Sweatly673/
Chwaula672/
Shweale671/
Shwwale671/
Suhalha671/
Swallee671/
Svalias671/
Suahala671/
Suallia671/
Swaally671/
Suaalea671/
Szwalis671/
Swalihe671/
Swalloo671/
Shwayle671/
Swheela671/
Suaylla671/
Swaitly670/
Swasley670/
Swayler670/
Swehlay670/
Chwalia670/

Swala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swala in the Hindi language
स्वालाsvala-
Swala in the Oriya language
ାଲାala75
ଲାla25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swala
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