Swalah Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Qatar

Swalah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swalah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
India131:59,005,029552,550
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Swalah (191) may also be a first name.

Swalah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swalah is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swalah? popularity and diffusion

Swalah is the 2,506,728th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Swalah live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Swalah is also the 657,437th most widespread first name globally, borne by 191 people.

The last name Swalah is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,886,244. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Mombasa County, where 56 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 6 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Swalah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swallah92649/
Swalaha9226/
Swalhah925/
Swailah921/
Swala911,283/
Swaalahe861/
Shwala83913/
Swalla83218/
Szwala83129/
Swalha8354/
Swalay8327/
Swalga8324/
Svalah839/
Swahla838/
Swalia835/
Swelah834/
Swaala833/
Swalau832/
Swalea832/
Swaila832/
Hswala831/
Sweala831/
Schwalach801/
Swallay7750/
Zwallah7731/
Swallia7726/
Szwalla7715/
Shwahla7710/
Shwaila774/
Swailay774/
Shwalla773/
Svalaih773/
Schwala772/
Swahlia771/
Swaylia771/
Swhalla771/
Swallau771/
Swailas771/
Swaliay771/
Swalo731,539/
Suala73539/
Svala73214/
Swela73190/
Xwala7313/
Sbala7311/
Suhaylah714/
Swuhayla711/
Schwaleauch711/
Schwaloa711/
Schwahla710/
Schwalia710/
Swallo671,406/
Chwala67652/
Swehla67542/
Swaley67173/
Sualla6777/
Sualia6738/
Sualoa6729/
Schwolach6727/
Svalya6724/
Sualat6723/
Swälas6723/
Sualau6720/
Swalei6713/
Zwalla678/
Svalas677/
Sualay674/
Shvala674/
Sualas674/
Svaala674/
Svahla674/
Sbaila674/
Sweila673/
Swohla673/
Svalha673/
Shuala672/
Sualai672/
Shwela672/
Szwała672/
Szwela672/
Schwailia672/
Svaloh671/
Swalos671/
Svalay671/
Svalia671/
Sualad671/
Sualya671/
Swaluo671/
Sweyla671/
Suahla671/

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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
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  • 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 Swalah
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