Mwakaleja Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Mwakaleja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 418 | 1:126,655 | 11,911 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwakaleja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakaleja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwakaleja is most common in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakaleja? popularity and diffusion
Mwakaleja is the 702,422nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. Mwakaleja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakaleja reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 126,655. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent live, Songwe Region, where 1 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakaleje | 89 | 9 | / |
| Mwakaleya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makeleja | 82 | 345 | / |
| Makaluja | 82 | 6 | / |
| Makalija | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makalaja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makhaloja | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mukhaleja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mkeleja | 75 | 308 | / |
| Mkoleja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Makalojiya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maikal Jay | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mukalejeya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Makolija | 71 | 1,685 | / |
| Muakalay | 71 | 21 | / |
| Makalaje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makhloja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makuleje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukalaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makelejo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukeleja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makaloje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makalaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmakuluja | 67 | 164 | / |
| Makolijah | 67 | 158 | / |
| Mbakaliye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mukhlejah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mogweleja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwikoleji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikalaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muakalou | 59 | 4 | / |
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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 Mwakaleja
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