Swallah Surname
Approximately 649 people bear this surname
Swallah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Swallah (11) may also be a first name.
Swallah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swallah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swallah is most common in Ghana. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swallah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Swallah is the 505,580th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Swallah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 11 people.
The last name Swallah is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Barring Ghana Swallah exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swalla | 92 | 218 | / |
| Swalah | 92 | 59 | / |
| Swallay | 86 | 50 | / |
| Zwallah | 86 | 31 | / |
| Swallia | 86 | 26 | / |
| Swalaha | 86 | 26 | / |
| Szwalla | 86 | 15 | / |
| Swalhah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Shwalla | 86 | 3 | / |
| Swailah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Swhalla | 86 | 1 | / |
| Swallau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Swala | 83 | 1,283 | / |
| Swaalahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swallo | 77 | 1,406 | / |
| Shwala | 77 | 913 | / |
| Szwala | 77 | 129 | / |
| Sualla | 77 | 77 | / |
| Swalha | 77 | 54 | / |
| Swalay | 77 | 27 | / |
| Swalga | 77 | 24 | / |
| Svalah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Zwalla | 77 | 8 | / |
| Swahla | 77 | 8 | / |
| Swalia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Swelah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Swaala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Swaila | 77 | 2 | / |
| Swalau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Swalea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hswala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sweala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schwalach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Swalley | 71 | 1,168 | / |
| Chwalla | 71 | 41 | / |
| Swallop | 71 | 34 | / |
| Shwahla | 71 | 10 | / |
| Swailay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shwaila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Svalaih | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schwala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Suaylla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swailas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suallia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swalloo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swaylia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swahlia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swaliay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swalo | 67 | 1,539 | / |
| Suala | 67 | 539 | / |
| Svala | 67 | 214 | / |
| Swela | 67 | 190 | / |
| Xwala | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hsbollah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sbala | 67 | 11 | / |
| Suhaylah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schwallo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwaleauch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwaloa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swacillo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swuhayla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwalia | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chwallea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Swallous | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schwahla | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Swallah
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