Mwalewa Surname
Approximately 1,424 people bear this surname
Mwalewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,412 | 1:32,705 | 3,570 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwalewa (331) may also be a first name.
Mwalewa Demographics
Mwalewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwalewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwalewa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwalewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 273,120th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,117,659 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalewa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 481,336th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 331 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,412 people, or 1 in 32,705. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 63 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 21 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Mwalewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (72%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaleiwa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mwaliwa | 86 | 694 | / |
| Mwalawa | 86 | 109 | / |
| Mwaleba | 86 | 75 | / |
| Mvalewa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwelewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyawa | 80 | 172 | / |
| Mwalyowa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwalujwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmwalawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaliawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbaleba | 71 | 85 | / |
| Mwalibe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mwaliba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwalava | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muelewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweleva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaliwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaliwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalebo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaleeba | 67 | 19 | / |
| Muhaleva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mwaliswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwailebo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalujua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mualieva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwalewa
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