Mwakasala Surname
Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname
Mwakasala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,963 | 1:26,970 | 3,259 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwakasala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakasala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwakasala is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakasala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 209,270th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,689,897 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakasala are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,963 people, or 1 in 26,970. In Tanzania Mwakasala is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 55 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 21 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakassala | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mwakasola | 89 | 177 | / |
| Mwakasale | 89 | 56 | / |
| Mwakajala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwakazala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muakashala | 84 | 157 | / |
| Mwakashela | 84 | 6 | / |
| Mwakasole | 78 | 798 | / |
| Mwakaselo | 78 | 345 | / |
| Mwakajola | 78 | 9 | / |
| Muakazala | 78 | 4 | / |
| Muakasuila | 74 | 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 Mwakasala
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