Mkwaila Surname
186,108th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2,276 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Mkwaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,248 | 1:7,615 | 1,125 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkwaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkwaila is most common in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwaila? popularity and diffusion
Mkwaila is the 186,108th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,201,909 people. The last name Mkwaila is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwaila reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 2,248 people, or 1 in 7,615. Besides Malawi it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkwayila | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mkwala | 92 | 3,714 | / |
| Mkwila | 92 | 292 | / |
| Mkhwala | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mkwahla | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mkwatla | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mkwalya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mnkwahla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Minkwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mkwela | 77 | 622 | / |
| Mqwala | 77 | 224 | / |
| Mkwile | 77 | 176 | / |
| Mgwala | 77 | 174 | / |
| Mkwalo | 77 | 126 | / |
| Mkwili | 77 | 97 | / |
| Mkwali | 77 | 95 | / |
| Mgwila | 77 | 72 | / |
| Mkwale | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mkuila | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mqwila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mcwala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkwily | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkhwela | 71 | 158 | / |
| Mkhwalo | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mnkwali | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mqhwala | 71 | 24 | / |
| Mkwatle | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mngwala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mngwila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mkwella | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mnqwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwalie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwatla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwaile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkuhila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| McWilla | 71 | 0 | / |
| McWalla | 71 | 0 | / |
| McWillia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mingwala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mengwala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkwijili | 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 Mkwaila
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