Mungwala Surname
Approximately 1,452 people bear this surname
Mungwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,116 | 1:14,202 | 1,624 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mungwaala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mungwela | 88 | 180 | / |
| Munguala | 88 | 137 | / |
| Mungwali | 88 | 57 | / |
| Munkwala | 88 | 22 | / |
| Mongwala | 88 | 22 | / |
| Mungwale | 88 | 5 | / |
| Mungbala | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mungwalo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Moungbala | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mounguala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Munkwaala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Munghwela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mongwale | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mongwalo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mungbali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maungwelo | 71 | 25 | / |
| Munguahali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mungbolo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Monguale | 63 | 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 Mungwala
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