Mwabila Surname

343,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwabila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwabila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5881:125,64613,565
Zambia4081:38,8483,876
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mwabila (75) may also be a first name.

Mwabila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwabila is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwabila? popularity and diffusion

Mwabila is the 343,320th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,823,545 people. The last name Mwabila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwabila reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 75 people.

The last name Mwabila is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 125,646. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 38 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Mwabila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwabila surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaibila939/
Mwabilay931/
Mwabilai931/
Mwabili862,451/
Muabila861,173/
Mbabila86512/
Mwabilo86183/
Mwabela86175/
Mwabile8667/
Mwavila861/
Mwampila8043/
Mwabiele8021/
Mwaibela801/
Muabilay801/
Muhabila801/
Mwaboiloi7521/
Mwebela711,161/
Muabilo71616/
Mbabela71292/
Muabile71144/
Mwabelo7196/
Mbobila7182/
Mwavela714/
Mbabile712/
Mvabela711/
Mwabele711/
Mbabili711/
Mwavilo711/
Mbavila711/
Mwampela67113/
Mweebela675/
Mbaibela672/
Mwampili672/
Muhabela671/
Mwaibele671/

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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 Mwabila
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