Mwaleya Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Mwaleya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwaleya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaleya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwaleya occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaleya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,115,011th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaleya are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Without taking into account Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwalea | 92 | 27 | / |
| Mwaley | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwahaleya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mualeya | 86 | 27 | / |
| Mbaleya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwaluya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwaliya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwalyoja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwalyaye | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwalyayo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwaeleja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbaileya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwalejah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwalaa | 77 | 71 | / |
| Mbalea | 77 | 62 | / |
| Mwelea | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mwalai | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mwaluy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbaley | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwalau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwalei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mualey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwalay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwalae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwalee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwalija | 71 | 995 | / |
| Mbalaya | 71 | 393 | / |
| Mwalaji | 71 | 107 | / |
| Mbaliya | 71 | 76 | / |
| Mwaluyo | 71 | 54 | / |
| Mwaluja | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mwaloyo | 71 | 44 | / |
| Mballey | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mboleya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mualiya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwalayo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mweleye | 71 | 6 | / |
| M'Baley | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwalayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mualeia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwaalye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwaliye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwaloyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwallau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaulye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaalaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaleye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaleyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaloya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhahaleya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwallie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaluyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaleha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyoyo | 67 | 457 | / |
| Muhalaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwaliaje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwalijah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaileyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmwalaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaliaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwailija | 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 Mwaleya
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