Mwakisale Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwakisale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakisale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6001:88,2368,919
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mwakisale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwakisale is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwakisale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakisale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 536,164th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakisale live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 600 people, or 1 in 88,236. In Tanzania Mwakisale is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 73 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakisole891,399/
Mwakijale89235/
Mwakisala895/
Mwakisiala845/
Mwakaijale841/
Mwakissile841/
Mwakisiyala801/
Mwekisali781/
Mwakizalia741/
M'Baïkissal701/

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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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  • 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 Mwakisale
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