Mulwale Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mulwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6241:74,0066,931
Zambia191:834,20628,447
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mulwale (60) may also be a first name.

Mulwale Last Name Facts

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

Mulwale is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulwale? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 500,792nd most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,092,155 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mulwale are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mulwale is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 60 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 624 people, or 1 in 74,006. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 43 percent live, Nairobi County, where 23 percent live and Bungoma County, where 12 percent live. Not including Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Mulwale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mulwale last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mulwale earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulhwale931/
Mulwaile931/
Mulwaale931/
Mulwal9254/
Mulwahale882/
Mulvale86111/
Mulwala8683/
Mulwile8672/
Mulwele8628/
Molwale8610/
Mulwali864/
Mulwall860/
Mulhwahale8230/
Mulhwali801/
Meulvale800/
Mulwhile800/
Mulbal778/
Mulwahali7545/
Muluahale751/
Mulhwahali7141/
Mulvali7125/
Muluala7117/
Mullval715/
Muluele714/
Mulveal712/
Mulweli711/
Mulwahahli711/
Mulvall711/
Mulvile710/
Mulvhal710/
Mulvail710/
Mulville67783/
Mullbaal6761/
Mutlualp673/
Maulvala671/
Maulvile671/
Mullvile670/

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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 Mulwale
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