Mwakili Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwakili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mwakili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwakili is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Mwakili occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakili live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mwakili is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,565,550. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 50 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 22 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Mwakili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakila862,097/
Mwakuli865/
Mwekili861/
Mwakile861/
Muakili861/
Mwakaila80247/
Mwachili80214/
Mwakuila801/
Muakuilai751/
Mwakule7156/
Muakila7141/
Mwakele718/
Mwakela716/
Mvakeli711/
Muacili711/
Muakuila67171/
Mwaikela6776/
Mbakhile679/
Mwachile674/
Muakaila671/
Mbaukile671/
Mwakulay671/
Muakuile671/
Mwaichile631/
Mvakela5750/
Muakule5748/
Mvakele5720/
Mvakule575/
Mwekele571/
Mvokile571/
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
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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 Mwakili
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