Mwalula Surname

303,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwalula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8421:18,8242,102
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwalula (76) may also be a first name.

Mwalula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwalula is found most frequently in Zambia. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 303,386th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,830,037 people. Mwalula is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalula are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mwalula is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 76 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 842 people, or 1 in 18,824. In Zambia it is most common in: Northern Province, where 34 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalaula931/
Mwaluula931/
Mwalaulau882/
Mbalula861,184/
Mwalule86408/
Mualula86390/
Mwalola86184/
Mwalila8654/
Mwelula8613/
Mwaluli8611/
Mwalulo861/
Mbaloula801,657/
Mwaalila8019/
Mwaulila805/
Mbaluila804/
Mbalulaa801/
Mbhalula801/
Mwalaulo801/
Mualaulau7517/
M'Baloula752/
Mbalule711,839/
Mwalolo71345/
Mbolula7142/
Mualila7127/
Mbaluli717/
Mwalilo717/
Mbalulo714/
Mwalole714/
Mualiullah712/
Mualule711/
Muelula711/
Mwailolo67416/
Muhalulo675/
Mualilah674/
Mbaluley672/
Mbaluule672/
Muhalilah6310/
Mbhahlule633/
Mbouloula631/
Mwololo576,308/
Mbolule572/
Muholola5328/

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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 Mwalula
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