Swali Surname
Approximately 2,200 people bear this surname
Swali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,079 | 1:36,181 | 4,738 |
| Zambia | 220 | 1:72,045 | 6,234 |
| Tanzania | 200 | 1:264,708 | 21,070 |
| Kenya | 181 | 1:255,138 | 17,241 |
| England | 136 | 1:409,692 | 28,019 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| India | 69 | 1:11,116,890 | 206,545 |
| Afghanistan | 55 | 1:584,603 | 6,939 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Swali (7,786) may also be a first name.
Swali Demographics
Swali Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Swali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swali (Hindi: स्वाली, Marathi: वाली, Oriya: ାଲି) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swali? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 191,567th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,312,521 people. The last name Swali is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Swali are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 72,400th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 7,786 people.
Swali is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,079 people, or 1 in 36,181. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 62 percent reside, Koboko District, where 19 percent reside and Arua District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Swali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Swali are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.
The amount Swali earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $42,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $51,602 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swali in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वाली | svali | - |
| Swali in the Oriya language | ||
| ାଲି | ali | - |
| Swali in the Marathi language | ||
| वाली | vali | 84.62 |
| वली | vali | 13.46 |
| णाली | nali | 1.92 |
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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 Swali
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