Mkwila Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Mkwila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 283 | 1:187,073 | 16,148 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
Mkwila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkwila occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mkwila is the 910,497th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwila are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 187,073. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 60 percent live, Iringa Region, where 19 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 18 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkwaila | 92 | 2,276 | / |
| Mkwela | 83 | 622 | / |
| Mkwile | 83 | 176 | / |
| Mkwili | 83 | 97 | / |
| Mgwila | 83 | 72 | / |
| Mkuila | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mqwila | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkwily | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkhwela | 77 | 158 | / |
| Mngwila | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mkwella | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mkuhila | 77 | 1 | / |
| McWilla | 77 | 0 | / |
| McWillia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mgwili | 67 | 815 | / |
| Mkwele | 67 | 780 | / |
| Mkwelo | 67 | 353 | / |
| Mkweli | 67 | 256 | / |
| Mcwela | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mgbila | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mqwela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mkuile | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgwela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mqwili | 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 Mkwila
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