Mbwila Surname
Approximately 881 people bear this surname
Mbwila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 729 | 1:72,622 | 7,584 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Mbwila (10) may also be a first name.
Mbwila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbwila is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwila? popularity and diffusion
Mbwila is the 399,363rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,271,902 people. The last name Mbwila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwila live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 10 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 729 people, or 1 in 72,622. In Tanzania Mbwila is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 45 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 32 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmbwila | 92 | 88 | / |
| Mbwilla | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mbwoila | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mbweila | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbwilo | 83 | 16,536 | / |
| Mbwile | 83 | 6,420 | / |
| Mbuila | 83 | 1,819 | / |
| Mbwili | 83 | 1,096 | / |
| Mbwela | 83 | 1,024 | / |
| Mpwila | 83 | 56 | / |
| Mbwula | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mbwily | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbwillo | 77 | 491 | / |
| M'Buila | 77 | 34 | / |
| Mbwella | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mmbwela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbwiloh | 77 | 3 | / |
| M'Bwela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwellah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbwilloh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbuela | 67 | 2,766 | / |
| Mbwele | 67 | 1,131 | / |
| Mbweli | 67 | 335 | / |
| Mpuila | 67 | 295 | / |
| Mpwili | 67 | 212 | / |
| Mbwelo | 67 | 94 | / |
| Mvuila | 67 | 89 | / |
| Mpwela | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nbuila | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Mbwella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbvile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwulo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbwila
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