Mwachala Surname

363,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwachala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwachala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9871:46,7884,819
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwachala (220) may also be a first name.

Mwachala Last Name Facts

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

Mwachala occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwachala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwachala is the 363,374th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,331,535 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachala are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 608,246th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 220 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 46,788. In Kenya it is most common in: Taita Taveta County, where 60 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 19 percent are found and Kwale County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mwachala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (78%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwachalla941/
Mwachaula941/
Mwashala881,036/
Mwachali88754/
Mwachela88101/
Mwachale8811/
Mwachola885/
Mwachalo881/
Mwashalla8213/
Mwaichela821/
Mwachalli821/
Mwazala80252/
Mwasala80209/
Mwajala803/
Mwadzala75185/
Mwaijala75184/
Muashala7541/
Mbashala7527/
Mwasalla7511/
Mwaisala7510/
Mwasiala754/
Mwashalo754/
Mwatsala751/
Muatchali7149/
Mbashaala719/
Mwasallah711/
Muasala6782/
Mbasala6737/
Mwasalo672/
Mwazola672/
Mwasola672/
Mbazala672/
Mwajale671/
Mbajala671/
Mwajali671/

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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 Mwachala
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