Mwagala Surname
Approximately 3,891 people bear this surname
Mwagala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,822 | 1:13,852 | 1,797 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Mwagala (338) may also be a first name.
Mwagala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwagala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwagala is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwagala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 118,191st most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,872,924 people. Mwagala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwagala are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 475,334th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 338 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,822 people, or 1 in 13,852. In Tanzania Mwagala is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 28 percent live, Tabora Region, where 12 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwagalla | 93 | 6 | / |
| Mwaghala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwaagala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwanhgala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanghala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwangalya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaula | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwagale | 86 | 3,299 | / |
| Mbagala | 86 | 226 | / |
| Mwagali | 86 | 91 | / |
| Muagala | 86 | 38 | / |
| Mwegala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwagola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muangala | 80 | 18,380 | / |
| Mwangola | 80 | 167 | / |
| Muhagala | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mwagoula | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mwangalo | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mwaugali | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mbagalla | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwaghali | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mvangala | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwaghela | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwaugale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaigale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaigali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwagaale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaggale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaagale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwangailo | 75 | 171 | / |
| Mwangaile | 75 | 158 | / |
| Mwanghale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muangalla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muangalay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwang'ola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwagahale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbagale | 71 | 376 | / |
| Mbagalo | 71 | 170 | / |
| Mwogela | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mbagali | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mvagale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwogola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwegailo | 67 | 95 | / |
| Muangale | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mwagholo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muoghala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwangolê | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoghela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweghalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwangolé | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bagale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhagale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbagallo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwagala
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