Mwalenga Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwalenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania641:827,21343,161
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Mwalenga (12) may also be a first name.

Mwalenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwalenga is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalenga? popularity and diffusion

Mwalenga is the 1,055,483rd most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name Mwalenga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalenga reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name in the world, held by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Aside from Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwailenga942/
Mwalenge8899/
Mwalinga8885/
Mbalenga8855/
Mualenga8834/
Mwalengo883/
Mwelenga881/
Mwalengi881/
Mwailenge82399/
Mwailinga82219/
Mwailengo82144/
Mwalingoa8234/
Mualnga801/
Mwahalinga782/
Mwalingo752,414/
Mbalinga751,107/
Mualenge7569/
Mbolenga756/
Mbalengo754/
Mbalenge754/
Mualengi751/
Mwailingo7110/
Mbolenge6348/
Mbalinge639/
Mbolinga632/
Mbalingo632/
Muolngo531/
Mbolingo509/

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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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  • 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 Mwalenga
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