Mwalangwa Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwalangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6471:81,8268,378
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwalangwa Last Name Facts

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

Mwalangwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalangwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwalangwa is the 503,825th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalangwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 647 people, or 1 in 81,826. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Songwe Region, where 64 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 36 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbalangwa899/
Mwalangwe891/
Mwalongwa891/
Mwalongwe782/
Mwalaukwa782/
Mwailogwa781/
Mbalagba711/
Mbalakwa711/
Mbolongwa6775/
Mbalangui678/
Muhalakwa671/
Mualacua5916/
Mbolongba5689/
Mbolongua5634/
Mbalakwey561/
Mvoulangue531/

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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 Mwalangwa
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