Mwalago Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwalago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1221:378,52421,706
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Mwalago (57) may also be a first name.

Mwalago Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwalago is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalago? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,596,935th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Mwalago occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalago are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwalago is also the 1,308,380th most common given name globally. It is borne by 57 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 378,524. In Kenya Mwalago is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 97 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside and Makueni County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Mwalago Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalagho93133/
Mwalango932/
Mwailagho884/
Mbalago861/
Mwalaga861/
Mwalanga80275/
Mwalagha801/
Mwalagah801/
Mwalyanga75220/
Mwailogho75119/
Mwallongo7549/
Mwaulanga759/
Mwallanga751/
Mbalaga71504/
Mwalegha67119/
Mualongo67103/
Mwalyoga6793/
Mballaga679/
Mwolongo674/
Mbalagha672/
Mvalanga671/
Mwalioga671/
Mwahalega635/
Muhalanga631/
Mwailonga631/
Mbologo57226/
Mvologo574/
Mualonga5341/
Mvolongo532/

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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 Mwalago
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