Mwalaba Surname
Approximately 1,433 people bear this surname
Mwalaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,183 | 1:62,451 | 7,409 |
| Tanzania | 227 | 1:233,223 | 19,155 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwalaba (104) may also be a first name.
Mwalaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwalaba occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalaba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 271,821st most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,085,517 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalaba are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 925,156th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 104 people.
This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,183 people, or 1 in 62,451. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mualaba | 86 | 1,927 | / |
| Mwaleba | 86 | 75 | / |
| Mwalabo | 86 | 70 | / |
| Mbalaba | 86 | 62 | / |
| Mwaloba | 86 | 28 | / |
| Mwalabi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mwalava | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwalabe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbalabai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwalabei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyabho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mualabhai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbalabo | 71 | 50 | / |
| Mweleba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mualabo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbalabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwalobi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbalava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mualava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaloba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalobe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalebo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyobe | 67 | 149 | / |
| Mbalabou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbailabe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweeleba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwailebo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhalabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalaave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalabee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwalaba
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