Mbwile Surname

76,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbwile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbwile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,3741:8,3061,091
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mbwile (10) may also be a first name.

Mbwile Last Name Facts

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

Mbwile is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbwile? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 76,347th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,135,132 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwile reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbwile is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Mbwile is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,374 people, or 1 in 8,306. In Tanzania Mbwile is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 50 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 34 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbwille9279/
Mbwale831,519/
Mbwele831,131/
Mbwili831,096/
Mbwila83881/
Mpwile831/
Mbvile831/
Mbwily831/
Mbwelei77207/
Mmbwila7788/
Mbwalle7721/
Mbuhile779/
Mbwoila775/
Mbweila771/
Mbwel732/
Nbwle731/
Mbwajila714/
Mbwoyila711/
Mbwiyola711/
Mbwejele711/
Mbuila671,819/
Mbwela671,024/
Mbweli67335/
Mpwili67212/
Mbuele6756/
Mpwila6756/
Mpwele6722/
Mbbele672/
Nbwale672/
Mpwale671/
Mpuile671/
Mbuili671/
Mbvale671/

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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 Mbwile
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