Mwadala Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwadala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwadala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwadala (17) may also be a first name.

Mwadala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwadala is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mwadala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwadala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwadala is the 735,823rd most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwadala reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Excluding Malawi Mwadala occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaidala931/
Mwadali86365/
Mbadala861/
Mbadalai8030/
Muaddala801/
Muadalla801/
Mbadallah751/
Mwedola7124/
Mbadali719/
Mbadale713/
Mbadalo711/
Mboudala679/
Mbadolau676/
Muadhali671/
Mbadoula671/
Mbadaali671/
Muhaddali6316/
Mbouddala631/
Mbadole571/
Mbodalo571/
Mbodola571/
Mbaidolo531/
Mbaidole531/
Mbaidolle501/

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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 Mwadala
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