Mwalua Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Mwalua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mwalua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwalua occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwalua is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Mwalua are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Makueni County, where 90 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwualua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwalwa | 83 | 388 | / |
| Mbalua | 83 | 39 | / |
| Mualua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwailwa | 77 | 88 | / |
| Mwaalwa | 77 | 51 | / |
| Mbaluha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwalw'a | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwalwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaulua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwahulwa | 71 | 38 | / |
| Mwaselwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwahulhwa | 67 | 159 | / |
| Mbolua | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mbalba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mwaitelwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muholua | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mbalvou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mwolwa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mvalwa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mbalbo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mvelwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muoluo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbalwo | 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 Mwalua
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