Mbwilo Surname
Approximately 16,536 people bear this surname
Mbwilo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 16,512 | 1:3,206 | 445 |
| Zambia | 17 | 1:932,348 | 29,315 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mbwilo (20) may also be a first name.
Mbwilo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwilo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbwilo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwilo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbwilo is the 32,230th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 440,708 people. Mbwilo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwilo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbwilo is also the 2,446,817th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
The last name Mbwilo is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 16,512 people, or 1 in 3,206. In Tanzania it is most common in: Njombe Region, where 31 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 20 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 18 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mbwilo is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwillo | 92 | 491 | / |
| Mbwiloh | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mbwilloh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbwila | 83 | 881 | / |
| Mbwelo | 83 | 94 | / |
| Mbwulo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mmbwila | 77 | 88 | / |
| Mbwilla | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mbwoila | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mbwello | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbweila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuila | 67 | 1,819 | / |
| Mbwela | 67 | 1,024 | / |
| Mpwila | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mbuelo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mbwula | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Buila | 62 | 34 | / |
| Mbwella | 62 | 13 | / |
| Mmbwela | 62 | 4 | / |
| M'Bwela | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbwellah | 57 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbwella | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbuela | 50 | 2,766 | / |
| Mpuila | 50 | 295 | / |
| Mvuila | 50 | 89 | / |
| Mpwela | 50 | 36 | / |
| Nbuila | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mvwela | 50 | 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 Mbwilo
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