Mankwala Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mankwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mankwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mankwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mankwala is most common in Zambia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mankwala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Mankwala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mankwala live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Mankwala is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 100 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mankhwala942,332/
Mankhwahla891/
Mangwala88404/
Mankwali8880/
Mankuala884/
Manqwala881/
Mangwaela8217/
Mangwaila826/
Mankgwale822/
Mankwaileh781/
Mangwela751,451/
Mangwale751,325/
Mangbala751,197/
Manguala7586/
Mongwala7522/
Mangwali759/
Maangwale719/
Mmangwale713/
Mang'wali713/
Mang'wela713/
Mangw'ali711/
Mangbalia711/
Mangwaule711/
Mangwaale711/
Mangualaya67125/
Manggualay671/

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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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  • 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 Mankwala
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