Mungwala Surname

268,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mungwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mungwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,1161:14,2021,624
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
England41:13,929,515290,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mungwala (141) may also be a first name.

Mungwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mungwala is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mungwala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 268,717th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,018,971 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mungwala reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mungwala is also the 778,371st most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 141 people.

This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 1,116 people, or 1 in 14,202. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 43 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent live and Central Province, where 13 percent live. Other than Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungwaala941/
Mungwela88180/
Munguala88137/
Mungwali8857/
Munkwala8822/
Mongwala8822/
Mungwale885/
Mungbala884/
Mungwalo881/
Moungbala824/
Mounguala821/
Munkwaala821/
Munghwela821/
Mongwale757/
Mongwalo752/
Mungbali751/
Maungwelo7125/
Munguahali671/
Mungbolo634/
Monguale631/

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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 Mungwala
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