Mwailinga Surname
Approximately 219 people bear this surname
Mwailinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 215 | 1:246,240 | 19,907 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Mwailinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwailinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwailinga is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwailinga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwailinga is the 1,111,382nd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname Mwailinga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwailinga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 246,240. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 95 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 2 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwalinga | 94 | 85 | / |
| Mwilinga | 94 | 15 | / |
| Mwalingoa | 89 | 34 | / |
| Mwailingo | 89 | 10 | / |
| Mwailenga | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwilnga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwalina | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwahalinga | 84 | 2 | / |
| Mwilenga | 82 | 6,276 | / |
| Mwalingo | 82 | 2,414 | / |
| Mbalinga | 82 | 1,107 | / |
| Mbilinga | 82 | 1,029 | / |
| Mwalenga | 82 | 237 | / |
| Mwilinge | 82 | 14 | / |
| Mwilingi | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mwilingo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbailina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwailenge | 78 | 399 | / |
| Mwailengo | 78 | 144 | / |
| Mbalina | 75 | 63 | / |
| Mualina | 75 | 15 | / |
| Mbilina | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwelina | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwlenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwalena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mualnga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbilingi | 71 | 763 | / |
| Mwalenge | 71 | 99 | / |
| Mbalenga | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mbilingo | 71 | 42 | / |
| Mualenga | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mbilinau | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mbalinge | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwalengo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbilenga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbilinge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbalingo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muilinat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwelenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalengi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwilenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaelena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbiling'i | 67 | 219 | / |
| Muallinah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mviliongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalga | 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 Mwailinga
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