Mawilu Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mawilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1561:296,02518,882
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Tanzania681:778,55342,281

Mawilu (11) may also be a first name.

Mawilu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawilu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mawilu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawilu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mawilu is the 763,307th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawilu are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mawilu is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Makueni County, where 98 percent live, Machakos County, where 1 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Tanzania, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabilu833,573/
Mawulu83440/
Mawelu83201/
Mavilu83150/
Mabuilu77295/
Mabilau7735/
Mabilou7710/
Mavillu776/
Mavilus773/
Mavioğlu7141/
Mabelu67417/
Mavulu67217/
Mewulu6718/
Movilu6716/
Mobilu672/
Mavelu671/
Mowulu671/
Mobiliu62227/
Mavullu6278/
Mabelau6210/
Movilus629/
Mabhelu624/
Movilau623/
Mavelux622/
Masuelu622/
Mavelau622/
Mabelou621/
Mavelus621/
Maavulu621/
Mavelous5745/
Moubilou572/
Mavellus571/
Mouwelou571/
Mavellous536/
Mobelu504/

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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 Mawilu
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