Mwala Surname
Approximately 15,665 people bear this surname
Mwala Surname Definition:
Mwala is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: onlooker.
Mwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7,199 | 1:7,354 | 962 |
| Zambia | 4,021 | 1:3,942 | 479 |
| Malawi | 1,725 | 1:9,924 | 1,537 |
| DR Congo | 1,512 | 1:48,862 | 5,909 |
| Kenya | 538 | 1:85,836 | 7,815 |
| Namibia | 355 | 1:6,787 | 1,325 |
| Zimbabwe | 183 | 1:84,362 | 12,279 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Mwala (1,866) may also be a first name.
Mwala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwala is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: onlooker.
Mwala is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: rock.
Mwala Demographics
Mwala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwala is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,888th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 465,212 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwala reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 176,254th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,866 people.
The surname Mwala is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7,199 people, or 1 in 7,354. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Songwe Region, where 68 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 20 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 26 percent reside and Malawi, where 11 percent reside.
Mwala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwala surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mwala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.24% less than the national average, earning R 80,220 per year.
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Footnotes
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