Mikwala Surname
Approximately 457 people bear this surname
Mikwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Mikwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mikwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mikwala is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mikwala.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikwala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 658,434th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mikwala reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Beside Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maikwalla | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mukwala | 86 | 2,568 | / |
| Mikuala | 86 | 41 | / |
| Mikwalo | 86 | 31 | / |
| Migwala | 86 | 5 | / |
| Moikwatlai | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mukwaila | 80 | 47 | / |
| Maikwali | 80 | 12 | / |
| Migwalla | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mukwaala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maikwale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukwalya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekwalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikuala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikwalli | 75 | 7 | / |
| Maikwalos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukwela | 71 | 400 | / |
| Mukuala | 71 | 240 | / |
| Mugwala | 71 | 49 | / |
| Mekwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Migbala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maigwale | 67 | 9 | / |
| Meghwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukweila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Migbalia | 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 Mikwala
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