Mwalala Surname
Approximately 595 people bear this surname
Mwalala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zambia | 126 | 1:125,793 | 9,482 |
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwalala (18) may also be a first name.
Mwalala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwalala occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 540,057th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. The last name Mwalala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalala reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 18 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Outside of Malawi Mwalala occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 21 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwalyala | 93 | 181 | / |
| Mwalaila | 93 | 53 | / |
| Mwalaula | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwailala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwailaila | 88 | 17 | / |
| Mwalaulau | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwalali | 86 | 318 | / |
| Mwalale | 86 | 236 | / |
| Mbalala | 86 | 207 | / |
| Mwalola | 86 | 184 | / |
| Mwalela | 86 | 160 | / |
| Mwalalo | 86 | 43 | / |
| Mualala | 86 | 34 | / |
| Mvalala | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mwalyale | 80 | 77 | / |
| Mbalalia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbalaala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwailale | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwalaulo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mualaulau | 75 | 17 | / |
| Mbalale | 71 | 1,886 | / |
| Mwalolo | 71 | 345 | / |
| Mualale | 71 | 103 | / |
| Mbalola | 71 | 71 | / |
| Mbalali | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mualali | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mwalole | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mvalela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbalalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaloula | 67 | 1,657 | / |
| Mwailolo | 67 | 416 | / |
| Mwalyolo | 67 | 260 | / |
| M'Balola | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mwaliolo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mboulala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muallali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhalela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbailali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muholala | 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 Mwalala
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