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
Swallah is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Swallah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swallah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 505,580th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,228,884 people. Swallah occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Swallah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Swallah is also the 3,487,849th most common first name globally, held by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Other than Ghana it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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