Mibwala Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mibwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mibwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mibwala (49) may also be a first name.

Mibwala Last Name Facts

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

Mibwala is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mibwala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mibwala are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mibwala is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 49 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 45 percent reside, Adamawa, where 29 percent reside and Lagos, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mubwala86487/
Mibwalo861/
Mimpwala8027/
Mupwala7169/
Mubwela7155/
Mubuala7127/
Mibwelo711/
Mipuala711/
Mimpuala6727/
Mimpwale671/
Mupwela5722/
Mupuala575/
Mubuela571/
Mebbolla531/

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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 Mibwala
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