Muwale Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Muwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Muwale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muwale is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muwale is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Muwale is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Muwale are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. Apart from South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauwale921/
Muwal9123/
Muswaile8672/
Muwayile866/
Muswaule861/
Mubale831,528/
Muwala831,334/
Muwele83712/
Mowale83221/
Muvale8385/
Muwali8360/
Miwale836/
Muwile833/
Muwole833/
Mauwal832/
Mubaale7775/
Mujwala7747/
Mauvale7743/
Muwaila7731/
Muballe7725/
Muwalla7716/
Muwalya779/
Muwehle778/
Muvhale777/
Mauwala777/
Muwwala774/
Musuale774/
Muwaili774/
Mouwala774/
Mubhale773/
Muwoule773/
Mubaleh773/
Mujvale773/
Muwhall772/
Moubale772/
Mhuwile772/
Muwaali772/
Muswalj771/
Muwalis771/
Mowhale771/
Mubaile771/
Maubale771/
Mauwali771/
Muwalia771/
Mubalhe771/
Mubeale771/
Mouwail771/
Muvaale771/
Muwaala771/
Muval73197/
Mubal7313/
Mowal7312/
Muwol731/
Muwayila71104/
Mujbaile7188/
Mussuale7117/
Mujwaala714/
Mouwaila712/
Muballeh712/
Mauvalet711/
Mouwayla711/
Mouweley711/
Mujjwala711/
Muwailaa711/
Muwajila711/
Mouswald710/
Mubali67400/
Mowala67281/
Moubal67211/
Muvala67188/
Muvile6773/
Mubole6769/
Miwele6769/
Muweli6756/
Musual6732/
Muwola6729/
Mowali6716/
Mußweiler6715/
Mivale6712/
Musweiler678/
Muvali678/
Mutval675/
Miwali674/
Mouval674/
Mowaly672/
Maubal671/
Musval671/
Mowole671/
Mauval671/
Miwole671/
Muswailli671/
Mubalh671/
Meuval671/
Muvole671/
Muwely671/

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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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  • 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 Muwale
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