Mwabule Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwabule Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwabule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya861:536,97626,431
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086

Mwabule (26) may also be a first name.

Mwabule Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwabule is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwabule click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwabule? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,573,888th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. Mwabule occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwabule reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwabule is also the 2,084,397th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

Mwabule is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 536,976. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 79 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 10 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Mwabule Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwabules931/
Mwabula8661/
Muabule8627/
Mwabuli864/
Mbabule861/
Mwaibula80259/
Mwabiele8021/
Mwaibole804/
Mwabulla801/
Mwobole7141/
Muabula7127/
Mbavule711/
Mbabuli711/
Mwabola711/
Muhabuli6720/
Mwaibola6710/
Mwabolay674/
Mbabulyi671/
Mwampuli671/
Muavuli578/
Muhobole531/

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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 Mwabule
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