Mwalali Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwalali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1711:270,05817,836
Tanzania1391:380,87527,601
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwalali (15) may also be a first name.

Mwalali Last Name Facts

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

Mwalali is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 857,026th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Mwalali occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwalali are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwalali is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

Mwalali is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 270,058. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 49 percent live, Makueni County, where 40 percent live and Kitui County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Mwalali Last Name Statistics demography

Mwalali earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalala86595/
Mwalale86236/
Mbalali8630/
Mualali8614/
Mwalyala80181/
Mwalyale8077/
Mwalaila8053/
Mwailale802/
Mwalaula801/
Mwailala801/
Mbailali801/
Muallali801/
Mwailaila7517/
Mbalale711,886/
Mwalola71184/
Mualale71103/
Mweleli7195/
Mwalele7188/
Mualala7134/
Mvalala716/
Mwalole714/
Mbolali711/
Mwailele679/
Muelaali671/
Mwalyolyo631/
Mweulaley631/
Mwelele57180/
Mveleli5795/
Mwolele573/
Mualele571/
Mbololi571/
Muholala531/
Mvoulalea501/

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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
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  • 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 Mwalali
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