Mwalimo Surname
Approximately 946 people bear this surname
Mwalimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 887 | 1:52,063 | 5,257 |
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwalimo (142) may also be a first name.
Mwalimo Demographics
Mwalimo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwalimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwalimo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalimo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwalimo is the 377,677th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,703,537 people. The last name Mwalimo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalimo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwalimo is also the 775,413th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 142 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 887 people, or 1 in 52,063. In Kenya it is most common in: Taita Taveta County, where 54 percent live, Mombasa County, where 24 percent live and Nairobi County, where 14 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Mwalimo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbalimo | 86 | 570 | / |
| Mwalima | 86 | 165 | / |
| Mualimo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwailima | 80 | 379 | / |
| Mwaleamos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaluma | 71 | 1,750 | / |
| Mbolimo | 71 | 91 | / |
| Mbalima | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mualima | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mwalema | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwelima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwelemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muallima | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Balima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwalumah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muaslimah | 63 | 9 | / |
| Muahlimah | 63 | 8 | / |
| Mualimaah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhallimah | 59 | 10 | / |
| Mbolima | 57 | 50 | / |
| Mbalema | 57 | 13 | / |
| Mboulemo | 53 | 4 | / |
| M'Ballema | 50 | 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 Mwalimo
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