Mushwala Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mushwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mushwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia651:243,84514,860
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mushwala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mushwala is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mushwala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mushwala is the 2,352,516th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mushwala live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 243,845. In Zambia Mushwala is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 78 percent are found, Southern Province, where 12 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muswala93888/
Muswaila884/
Mushwalo882/
Muchwala882/
Muswaala881/
Muswaula881/
Mushwaule82321/
Muswalo80341/
Muswela80238/
Miswala8080/
Moswala8053/
Musuala8035/
Muswale8024/
Muswali8021/
Muswalj801/
Muswaili75230/
Muswaile7572/
Musweela7530/
Muchwale7521/
Musbaila756/
Miswalla751/
Mussuala751/
Moswaila751/
Mosweala751/
Muswaule751/
Muswailli711/
Mausualau711/
Moswalo67295/
Misuala67163/
Mosuala6734/
Miswalo6722/
Musuela6721/
Musuali6721/
Musbali677/
Musuale674/
Miswela673/
Muswelo673/
Moswale673/
Muzuala671/

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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 Mushwala
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