Mwakali Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwakali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1591:245,53018,354
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwakali (20) may also be a first name.

Mwakali Last Name Facts

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

Mwakali is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwakali is the 1,348,199th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakali live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 245,530. In Uganda Mwakali is primarily found in: Buliisa District, where 68 percent live, Hoima District, where 26 percent live and Kampala District, where 3 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakauli93170/
Mwaikali9310/
Mwakalia931/
Mwakale86719/
Mvakali86433/
Mwakala86204/
Mwakoli86123/
Muakali8627/
Mwekali861/
Mwakaila80247/
Mvakhali805/
Mwakaule801/
Mwakola71603/
Muakala7128/
Mvakale718/
Mwakele718/
Mvakala717/
Mwakole714/
Muakaly714/
Muakale714/
Mwokoli712/
Mvakeli711/
Mbokali711/
Mbakoli711/
Muakoli711/
Mwekale711/
Mwocali711/
Mwaikole67292/
Muakalla67127/
Muakalay6721/
Muakaila671/
Muakuilai631/
Mbokoli57542/
Mbokale5721/
Mvakele5720/
Mbakole574/
Mvokala572/
Mwekole571/
Mwekele571/
Muakola571/
Muokala571/
Muakuile531/
Mbokouli531/
Mbokholi531/
Muokaila531/

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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 Mwakali
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