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 is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalala? popularity and diffusion
Mwalala is the 540,057th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalala live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Outside of Malawi it is found 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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