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
The last name Mwakyelu is most common in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwakyelu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakyelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwakyelu is the 294,108th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,614,442 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakyelu live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mwakyelu is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,008 people, or 1 in 52,521. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 69 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 24 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mwakyelu
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