Mwafula Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Mwafula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 522 | 1:101,421 | 9,934 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwafula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwafula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwafula is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwafula.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwafula? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwafula is the 584,278th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwafula are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 522 people, or 1 in 101,421. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 74 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Mwafula
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