Swallah Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Swallah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swallah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swalla92218/
Swalah9259/
Swallay8650/
Zwallah8631/
Swallia8626/
Swalaha8626/
Szwalla8615/
Swalhah865/
Shwalla863/
Swailah861/
Swhalla861/
Swallau861/
Swala831,283/
Swaalahe801/
Swallo771,406/
Shwala77913/
Szwala77129/
Sualla7777/
Swalha7754/
Swalay7727/
Swalga7724/
Svalah779/
Zwalla778/
Swahla778/
Swalia775/
Swelah774/
Swaala773/
Swaila772/
Swalau772/
Swalea772/
Hswala771/
Sweala771/
Schwalach751/
Swalley711,168/
Chwalla7141/
Swallop7134/
Shwahla7110/
Swailay714/
Shwaila714/
Svalaih713/
Schwala712/
Suaylla711/
Swailas711/
Suallia711/
Swalloo711/
Swaylia711/
Swahlia711/
Swaliay711/
Swalo671,539/
Suala67539/
Svala67214/
Swela67190/
Xwala6713/
Hsbollah6713/
Sbala6711/
Suhaylah674/
Schwallo671/
Schwaleauch671/
Schwaloa671/
Swacillo671/
Swuhayla671/
Schwalia670/
Chwallea670/
Swallous670/
Schwahla670/

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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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