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

The surname Mwalangwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalangwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 503,825th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. Mwalangwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalangwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 647 people, or 1 in 81,826. In Tanzania Mwalangwa is most common in: Songwe Region, where 64 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 36 percent live and Iringa Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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
  • 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 Mwalangwa
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