Mwakila Surname

199,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwakila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8171:29,1373,477
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zambia581:273,27515,977
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
England71:7,959,723202,100
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Mwakila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwakila is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,192nd most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,475,225 people. The surname Mwakila occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwakila reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,817 people, or 1 in 29,137. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 44 percent are found, Njombe Region, where 18 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 7 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakaila93247/
Mwakuila931/
Mwakula86211/
Mwakilo86175/
Muakila8641/
Mwakili8623/
Mwakela866/
Mwakile861/
Muakuila80171/
Mwakhula80158/
Mwaikela8076/
Mwachila803/
Mwaakula801/
Mwakulya801/
Mwakulay801/
Muakaila801/
Mwaichela751/
Muakuilai751/
Mbakhilah751/
Mwekela71159/
Mvakela7150/
Muakula7128/
Mwakulo7111/
Mwekula719/
Mwakele718/
Mwakelo711/
Muakili711/
Mwachilo67256/
Mwachili67214/
Mwachela67101/
Mwakyolo6774/
Muakuela6727/
Mbakhilo679/
Mbakhile679/
Mwachile674/
Mbaukile671/
Muokaila671/
Muakuile671/
Mbokaila671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwakila
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