Mkwili Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkwili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Mkwili Last Name Facts

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

Mkwili is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwili? popularity and diffusion

Mkwili is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Mkwili is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwili reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mkwili is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania Mkwili is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 89 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhwili921/
Mgwili83815/
Mkwila83292/
Mkweli83256/
Mkwile83176/
Mqwili831/
Mkwily831/
Mkwaila772,276/
Mkhweli77468/
Mkwelie7710/
Mngwili771/
Mncwili771/
Mhkweli771/
Mnkweli771/
Mkuhili771/
Mkhwile771/
McWeilis711/
McWillei710/
Mkwele67780/
Mkwela67622/
Mgwila6772/
Mgbili6713/
Mkuile674/
Mkuila672/
Mqwila671/
Mguili671/
Mgweli671/

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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 Mkwili
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