Magwilu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Magwilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Magwilu Last Name Facts

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

Magwilu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwilu? popularity and diffusion

Magwilu is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Magwilu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwilu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Magwilu is most common in: Bungoma County, where 25 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 25 percent reside. Other than Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makwilu8669/
Maguilu861/
Mangwelu8099/
Magweleu801/
Makuilu7134/
Makwelu715/
Magueleu673/
Magbelou671/
Maguelou671/
Mokwelu5713/
Mogbelu571/
Muokwelu5327/
Mokwuelu531/
Moukwelu531/
Mmokwelu531/

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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 Magwilu
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