Mawala Surname

106,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mawala Surname Definition:

Mawala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a cheeky person.

Mawala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7791:29,7593,547
DR Congo1,4371:51,4126,200
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Papua New Guinea2051:39,7744,819
Niger1251:153,5365,588
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
France121:5,535,227269,324
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mawala (145) may also be a first name.

Mawala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mawala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a cheeky person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mawala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawala (Oriya: ମୁୱାଲା) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mawala is the 106,255th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,655,884 people. The surname Mawala is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Mawala reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 145 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,779 people, or 1 in 29,759. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 23 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Malawi, where 14 percent reside.

Mawala Last Name Statistics demography

Mawala earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning R 224,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawalla92620/
Majwala92459/
Maiwala92213/
Mawaila9214/
Mawalia9213/
Mauwala927/
Mawalas925/
Mawalad923/
Maawala922/
Mahwala921/
Mawalai921/
Mawalat921/
Mawhala921/
Mawalha921/
Mawahla921/
Majwaala8622/
Mawallah8610/
Majjwala8610/
Maywalla869/
Maiwalia867/
Mawallad864/
Maiwaila863/
Maiwalga862/
Mahwalla861/
Mawalaya861/
Mawalyat861/
Mahawala861/
Mawwalah861/
Mabala8319,075/
Mawela8312,457/
Mawali832,550/
Mavala83596/
Mawale83520/
Mowala83281/
Mawalo83265/
Mewala83175/
Mawola83115/
Mawaly8326/
Maawallah804/
Majwallah802/
Mahwela771,257/
Mabalay771,175/
Mawella771,110/
Maiwale77285/
Mabaila77245/
Mabhala77204/
Mawalli7755/
Moswala7753/
Mavalla7750/
Maiwola7739/
Mabalea7735/
Mhawale7723/
Maiwali7722/
Mavalay7721/
Masuala7721/
Maevala7720/
Mawaley7720/
Mahwali7719/
Mavaela7719/
Maiwela7717/
Maawali7715/
Maballa7714/
Mehwala7714/
Maibala7714/
Mauvala7712/
Mavalya7711/
Mawoula7711/
Mawaali7710/
Meewala7710/
Mawhela779/
Mewalia779/
Mawasli777/
Majwali776/
Mhowala775/
Mahuala775/
Majwale775/
Matvala774/
Mavalai774/
Mawuila774/
Mabaala774/
Mouwala774/
Mowahla774/
Maivala773/
Mavalas773/
Mavhala773/
Mawalge772/
Mabalah772/
Maabala772/
Mawaalo772/
Mawwali772/
Mauwela772/
Maiwalo771/
Majuala771/
Mavahla771/
Mawalhe771/
Masvala771/
Mowalia771/
Mgawali771/
Mauwali771/
Maweyla771/
Mauwale771/
Mavaila771/
Mawaale771/
Mawaleh771/
Mawalei771/
Mawales771/
Mawalie771/
Mawalio771/
Mawalou771/
Mawauli771/
Maweela771/
Maybala771/
Majwola771/
Maywela771/
Maïwola771/
Mowaila771/
Mawalle771/
Mawatli771/
Mowalya771/
Mashwatlha754/
Mahawela71595/
Mhowwala7166/
Mahuvala7153/
Mabahala7117/
Mabaleea7117/
Mayvalla7113/
Maswaili7112/
Mahawali7111/
Mavallah7110/
Mashwali7110/
Mashwalo719/
Mavalais716/
Mauhvala715/
Mahawale715/
Mowallad715/
Mahavala715/
Maswalle715/
Mawaleed714/
Maujvala712/
Machuala712/
Mouwaila712/
Mohwaila712/
Mewalaha712/
Mavalapp711/
Mowhalia711/
Mmaballa711/
Mava'ala711/
Mavalaid711/
Mabaylay711/
Maajwali711/
Maiwaale711/
Maiwaile711/
Maiwalle711/
Majwaali711/
Maibaila711/
Maiballa711/
Mahwalei711/
Mouwayla711/
Mashwaly711/
Mosweala711/
Mohwatla711/
Mmahwale711/
Maiwelai711/
Mabale679,855/
Mavale679,416/
Mavela673,837/
Mabalo672,424/
Mobala671,779/
Mawolo671,732/
Mabali671,219/
Mawole67979/
Mabola67841/
Mavali67423/
Mowale67221/
Mowela67143/
Mawelo67109/
Mewalo6794/
Mayhualla6769/
Mawoli6736/
Mevala6734/
Mowali6716/
Movala6715/
Mauvalais6712/
Moswatlha6711/
Mavola675/
Mewola674/
Mavalo673/
Mowaly672/
Mavaly672/
Mahavhela672/
Mahabalia671/
Mausualau671/
Maaveella671/
Mauvailay671/
Maihualla671/
Mowola671/
Mewela671/
Mahbalaah671/

Mawala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mawala in the Oriya language
ମୁୱାଲାmuwala50
ମାୱାଲାmawala50

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