Mwakilima Surname
Approximately 1,971 people bear this surname
Mwakilima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,825 | 1:29,009 | 3,462 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zambia | 40 | 1:396,248 | 19,783 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwakilima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakilima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwakilima is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakilima? popularity and diffusion
Mwakilima is the 209,614th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,697,385 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakilima are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,825 people, or 1 in 29,009. In Tanzania Mwakilima is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 47 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 39 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mwakilima is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 5 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Mwakilima
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