Mwakyelu Surname
Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname
Mwakyelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,008 | 1:52,521 | 5,794 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Mwakyelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakyelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwakyelu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakyelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 294,108th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,614,442 people. Mwakyelu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakyelu live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwakyelu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,008 people, or 1 in 52,521. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 69 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 24 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 0 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
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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 Mwakyelu
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