Mwalu Surname
Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname
Mwalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,396 | 1:52,922 | 6,382 |
| Zambia | 26 | 1:609,612 | 24,798 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mwalu (13,326) may also be a first name.
Mwalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwalu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwalu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwalu is the 270,744th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,060,796 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalu are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 50,424th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 13,326 people.
The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,396 people, or 1 in 52,922. Apart from The DR Congo Mwalu occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwailu | 91 | 217 | / |
| Mwaalu | 91 | 110 | / |
| Mwalui | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mwaluy | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwalau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwaluu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwaliu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwalup | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaleu | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Walu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaluis | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwahalu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwalush | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwallau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwelu | 80 | 7,648 | / |
| Mbalu | 80 | 4,377 | / |
| Mualu | 80 | 425 | / |
| Mvalu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mbaulu | 73 | 270 | / |
| Mbalau | 73 | 209 | / |
| Mbalou | 73 | 100 | / |
| Mbaalu | 73 | 85 | / |
| M'Balu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Mbaleu | 73 | 32 | / |
| Mualiu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mbalhu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mualus | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwuilu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mmbalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hmwolu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbhalu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbailu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweluh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwoolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mualeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Valu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mualuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mballu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muaylou | 67 | 1,609 | / |
| Mballou | 67 | 11 | / |
| M'Balou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muhalus | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Mwalu
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