Muwalo Surname

290,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Muwalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2021:14,2422,234
Zimbabwe521:296,88930,036
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England101:5,571,806158,774
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muwalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muwalo is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 290,533rd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,529,246 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muwalo reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,202 people, or 1 in 14,242. Besides Malawi it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Muwalo Last Name Statistics demography

Muwalo earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muwaalo923/
Mushwalo862/
Mubalo833,628/
Muwala831,334/
Muwolo83105/
Muwelo8356/
Muvalo831/
Mujwala7747/
Muwaila7731/
Muwalla7716/
Muwalya779/
Mauwala777/
Mmowalo774/
Mouwelo774/
Muwwala774/
Mouwala774/
Muwoolo772/
Muvhalo771/
Muwalia771/
Mouwolo771/
Muiwolo771/
Muwaala771/
Mouvalou715/
Muwailah715/
Mujwaala714/
Muswaila714/
Muwallad714/
Moubalou714/
Muchwala712/
Mouwaila712/
Muwallah711/
Muswaala711/
Muwailaa711/
Mujjwala711/
Mouwelou711/
Mouwayla711/
Muswaula711/
Mussualo711/
Mubala672,004/
Muwela671,113/
Mubolo67414/
Mowala67281/
Muvala67188/
Muvolo6741/
Miwala6736/
Mowolo6732/
Muwola6729/
Miwolo671/

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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 Muwalo
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