Mwale Surname

1,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia150,6961:1057
Malawi143,9821:1195
Zimbabwe7,8861:1,958113
DR Congo4,4531:16,5912,078
Kenya2,5581:18,0532,133
South Africa2,5171:21,5252,727
Tanzania1,9771:26,7793,239
England2781:200,42517,512
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
Swaziland1011:12,853583
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Uganda721:542,21230,029
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales51:618,90625,852
China51:273,464,31313,838
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mwale (3,152) may also be a first name.

Mwale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwale (Arabic: موالي) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,749th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 23,139 people. The last name Mwale is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwale are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 128,133rd most frequent given name on earth, held by 3,152 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 150,696 people, or 1 in 105. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Province, where 53 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 46 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Mwale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Kenya.

The amount Mwale earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 4.75% less than the national average, earning R 226,356 per year; in United States they earn 13.66% less than the national average, earning $37,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.48% more than the national average, earning $65,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaule91355/
Mwaale91122/
Mwalle9132/
Mwalea9127/
Mwalie9125/
Mwaleh913/
Mmwale913/
Mwalei912/
Mwwale911/
Mwalee911/
Mwaile911/
Mwayle911/
Mwaleu911/
Mwaley911/
Mhwale911/
Mwal8996/
Mwayele83500/
Mwayole83222/
Mwayule8344/
Mwaisle834/
Mwehale834/
Mwaules833/
Mwiyale832/
Mwaiole831/
Mwajale831/
Mwajile831/
Mwajule831/
Mwahale831/
Mwayile831/
Mwallie831/
Mbale8036,615/
Mwala8015,665/
Mwali805,025/
Mwele803,747/
Mwile803,281/
Muale80369/
Mwole80104/
Mvale8048/
Mwall802/
Mhwal802/
Mwail801/
Mweal801/
Mwalh801/
Mwahl801/
Mwaihole771/
Mwaiyole771/
Mbaule732,467/
Mwaala731,597/
Mwaila73647/
Mwaula73459/
Mmwala73366/
Mbaale73309/
Mballe73300/
Mwalla73223/
Mweele73211/
Mbaile73165/
M'Bale7393/
Mwalaa7371/
Mbalea7362/
Mwalii7320/
Mualie7320/
Mwehle7320/
Mwalia7316/
Mwelea7315/
Mvaile7315/
Mbhale7312/
Mwalai7312/
Mwalli737/
Mwalui735/
Mwaluy734/
Mualje732/
Mwaali732/
Mbaley732/
Mwayla732/
Mbalee732/
Mwatil732/
Mbeale731/
Mualei731/
Mualet731/
Mwalha731/
Mwaliy731/
Mwatli731/
Mualey731/
Mwwali731/
M'Wala731/
Mbalhe731/
Mualeu731/
Mwaeli731/
Mwaili731/
Mvalle731/
Mweali731/
Mwoole731/
Mwalay731/
Mweule731/
Mőwald731/
Mhwali731/
Mwelie731/
Mwaloi731/
Mmbale731/
Mbal672,957/
Mbeyale671,382/
Mwayela67814/
Mual67685/
M'Mwala67392/
M'Balle67372/
Mwayila67231/
Mwawela67104/
Mbayole6758/
Mwayuli6751/
Mwayala6748/
Møballe6722/
Mbaille6717/
Mwayola6717/
Mba'ale6716/
Mballey6714/
Mbayele6713/
Mwiyala679/
Mwijali679/
Mwajila675/
Mőhwald675/
M'Baley675/
Mwayili675/
Mwajela674/
Mwajili674/
Mwaluis674/
Mwehali674/
Mwahali674/
Muaylee674/
Mwajala673/
Mwol673/
Mweyali672/
Mval672/
Mbajule672/
Mballeh672/
Mwalova672/
Mouhale672/
Mwalish672/
Mhwahla672/
Mualler671/
Mwajali671/
Mwaalaa671/
Mweyele671/
Mwiyele671/
M'Mbale671/
Mboyale671/
Muawele671/
Muayele671/
Muhaale671/
Mwalowa671/
Mualihe671/
Mwauela671/
Muhayle671/

Mwale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mwale in the Arabic language
مواليmwaly-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwale
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