Mwalawa Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwalawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Mwalawa Last Name Facts

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

Mwalawa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwalawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mwalawa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mtwara Region, where 97 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania Mwalawa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalyawa93172/
Mmwalawa931/
Mwaliawa931/
Mwalewa861,424/
Mwalava862/
Mwalawi861/
Mwalawe861/
Mwalowa861/
Mwaleiwa804/
Mwalyowa802/
Mwalyawo801/
Mualaba711,927/
Mbalawe71168/
Mbalawo71117/
Mbalaba7162/
Mwaloba7128/
Mwalabi718/
Mwalova712/
Mualava711/
Mbalava711/
Mwalabe711/
Mwelewa711/
Mbalabai673/
Mbalaave671/
Mbalyawo671/

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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 Mwalawa
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