Mswala Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Mswala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mswala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mswala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mswala is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mswala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mswala is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Mswala occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Mswala live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Beside Malawi it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mswela | 83 | 170 | / |
| Mswalo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mzwala | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mswali | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mjwala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mcwala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mswaili | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mszuala | 77 | 1 | / |
| McWalla | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mswelo | 67 | 662 | / |
| Mzwali | 67 | 144 | / |
| Mxwali | 67 | 53 | / |
| Mcwali | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mswoli | 67 | 1 | / |
| McWaly | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mxhwali | 62 | 36 | / |
| Mszuali | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mshwelo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Msweili | 62 | 1 | / |
| McHwale | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Cwale | 62 | 1 | / |
| McWally | 62 | 1 | / |
| McWealy | 62 | 0 | / |
| McVaala | 62 | 0 | / |
| McValia | 62 | 0 | / |
| McUalay | 62 | 0 | / |
| McVale | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mjvale | 50 | 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 Mswala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis