Mwabula Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwabula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwabula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mwabula Last Name Facts

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

Mwabula is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwabula? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwabula reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mwabula is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Mwabula is mostly found in: Kampala District, where 64 percent live, Buikwe District, where 14 percent live and Mukono District, where 9 percent live. Apart from Uganda Mwabula exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Tanzania, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaibula93259/
Mwabulla931/
Mwabule86130/
Mbabula8684/
Muabula8627/
Mwabuli864/
Mwebula861/
Mwabola861/
Mwampula8026/
Mwaibola8010/
Mwabolay804/
Mbaboula801/
Mwabules801/
Mbabulya801/
Muabule7127/
Mbavula7122/
Mwabolo714/
Mbovula713/
Muavula711/
Mbabuli711/
Mbabule711/
Mwampulo67723/
Mwaibolo6721/
Muhabuli6720/
Mwaibole674/
Mbabulyi671/
Mwampuli671/
Mwampullo631/
Mwobole5741/
Muavuli578/
Mbavule571/
Muheebullai564/
Muhobola531/
Mwoibolo531/

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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 Mwabula
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