Mwalili Surname

235,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwalili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6921:27,2933,042
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mwalili (244) may also be a first name.

Mwalili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwalili is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 235,662nd most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,269,213 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalili are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwalili is also the 571,890th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 244 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,692 people, or 1 in 27,293. In Kenya Mwalili is most prevalent in: Machakos County, where 20 percent are found, Kitui County, where 17 percent are found and Makueni County, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mwalili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwalili surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mwalili earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalile86234/
Mbalili86115/
Mwalila8654/
Mwaluli8611/
Mwalaila8053/
Mwaalila8019/
Mwaulila805/
Mwailaila7517/
Mouhalili751/
Mwalule71408/
Mwalela71160/
Mwalele7188/
Mbalile7136/
Mualila7127/
Mwelile7111/
Mbolili713/
Mwailele679/
Mwalyolyo631/
Mwelele57180/
Mweleli5795/
Mbolile5719/
Mwolele573/
Mbalele572/
Mvalela572/
Mualule571/
Mualele571/
Mwelule571/
Muehlily531/
Muhalela531/

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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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  • 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 Mwalili
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