Mgwale Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Mgwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 273 | 1:193,925 | 16,636 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mgwale (13) may also be a first name.
Mgwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgwale is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwale? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mgwale is the 930,678th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwale are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mgwale is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 13 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 193,925. In Tanzania Mgwale is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 75 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 20 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgwaile | 92 | 1 | / |
| M'Ngwale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mng'wale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgwali | 83 | 1,082 | / |
| Mgwele | 83 | 204 | / |
| Mgwala | 83 | 174 | / |
| Mgbale | 83 | 30 | / |
| Mkwale | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mcgwallie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mingwal | 77 | 63 | / |
| Mkwatle | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mgqwele | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mnghwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkwalie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgcwali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgweleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgbaale | 77 | 1 | / |
| McGuale | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Gbale | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Cwale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mengwall | 71 | 18 | / |
| Meengwal | 71 | 3 | / |
| McWhales | 71 | 2 | / |
| McGualey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mgwayeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhngwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menghwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Ngwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mingwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| McWallie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwala | 67 | 3,714 | / |
| Mkwele | 67 | 780 | / |
| Mkwile | 67 | 176 | / |
| Mkwali | 67 | 95 | / |
| Mcwele | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mgbali | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mgbole | 67 | 25 | / |
| McWall | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mgcwayeli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mcwali | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mcwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mguhal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgweli | 67 | 1 | / |
| McWalt | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGualley | 67 | 1 | / |
| McWaly | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGual | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mgwale
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