Mwalakha Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwalakha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalakha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1651:279,87818,255
Uganda861:453,94527,029

Mwalakha (11) may also be a first name.

Mwalakha Last Name Facts

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

Mwalakha has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwalakha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalakha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwalakha is the 1,011,991st most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. Mwalakha is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalakha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 11 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 279,878. In Kenya Mwalakha is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 93 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 2 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 34 percent are found.

Mwalakha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalaka931/
Mwalauka884/
Mwalakhi881/
Muhalakha8211/
Mwaliacha821/
Mwalakaya821/
Mwalako8015/
Mwalaki805/
Mualaka801/
Mbalakai75149/
Mwalyako7545/
Mb'alaka754/
Mbalauka754/
Mwelekha754/
Mbailaka751/
Mwalayja751/
Mbalakau751/
Mwaleka67307/
Mbalake6755/
Mwaloka675/
Mbalako675/
Mbalaca671/
Mbalaky671/

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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 Mwalakha
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