Mwalingo Surname
Approximately 2,414 people bear this surname
Mwalingo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,413 | 1:21,940 | 2,724 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwalingo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalingo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwalingo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalingo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 177,264th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,018,867 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalingo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwalingo is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,413 people, or 1 in 21,940. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 84 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 7 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Mwalingo exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwalingoa | 94 | 34 | / |
| Mwailingo | 94 | 10 | / |
| Mwalinga | 88 | 85 | / |
| Mwalengo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mbalingo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwailinga | 82 | 219 | / |
| Mwailengo | 82 | 144 | / |
| Mwahalinga | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mbalinga | 75 | 1,107 | / |
| Mwalenga | 75 | 237 | / |
| Mbolingo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mbalengo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwailenga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muolngo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mualnga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalenga | 63 | 55 | / |
| Mualenga | 63 | 34 | / |
| Mbolinga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mwelenga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbolenga | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Mwalingo
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