Mwakapalila Surname
Approximately 1,830 people bear this surname
Mwakapalila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,824 | 1:29,025 | 3,465 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwakapalila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakapalila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwakapalila is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwakapalila.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakapalila? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 222,674th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,982,266 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakapalila reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,824 people, or 1 in 29,025. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 49 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 26 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakapalala | 91 | 106 | / |
| Mwakapalile | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwakabalile | 82 | 21 | / |
| Mwakabalula | 82 | 6 | / |
| Mwakapolela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makkappallil | 78 | 5 | / |
| Mwakpalolo | 76 | 4 | / |
| Makhaplela | 76 | 1 | / |
| Mwakapelele | 73 | 65 | / |
| Mwakipolile | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwakabilile | 73 | 1 | / |
| Makabaalela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Makpalolo | 70 | 4 | / |
| Mkabalala | 70 | 4 | / |
| Mqwabalala | 67 | 14 | / |
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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 Mwakapalila
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