Mulekwa Surname
Approximately 3,457 people bear this surname
Mulekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,245 | 1:17,389 | 2,673 |
| DR Congo | 971 | 1:76,086 | 8,832 |
| Zambia | 239 | 1:66,318 | 5,872 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mulekwa (172) may also be a first name.
Mulekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mulekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mulekwa occurs most in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mulekwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 130,838th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,108,055 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulekwa reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mulekwa is also the 696,764th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 172 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,245 people, or 1 in 17,389. In Uganda Mulekwa is most numerous in: Budaka District, where 13 percent reside, Mbale District, where 13 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Zambia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulekhwa | 93 | 226 | / |
| Muhlekwa | 93 | 23 | / |
| Mulekwah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Muhhlekwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muhleekwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Molekwa | 86 | 5,904 | / |
| Mulekua | 86 | 1,279 | / |
| Mulokwa | 86 | 876 | / |
| Mulegwa | 86 | 606 | / |
| Mulakwa | 86 | 400 | / |
| Milekwa | 86 | 236 | / |
| Mulikwa | 86 | 133 | / |
| Moolekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhlikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muliekua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muleghwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Mulegwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Milikwa | 71 | 145 | / |
| Mulagwa | 71 | 145 | / |
| Muligwa | 71 | 137 | / |
| Mulegwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mulogwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Milokwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Molekwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Molekua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Molikwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mulikua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muulagwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mulaigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moulegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhligwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mulleague | 63 | 82 | / |
| Miligwa | 57 | 275 | / |
| Muligwe | 57 | 206 | / |
| Molikwe | 57 | 32 | / |
| Muleque | 57 | 7 | / |
| Mulagua | 57 | 3 | / |
| Moulegue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Moulique | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mouligue | 53 | 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
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- 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 Mulekwa
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