Mwaluma Surname

231,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwaluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7391:26,5552,975
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwaluma (378) may also be a first name.

Mwaluma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwaluma is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaluma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwaluma is the 231,065th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,164,312 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaluma are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 446,161st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 378 people.

The last name Mwaluma is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,739 people, or 1 in 26,555. In Kenya it is most common in: Taita Taveta County, where 63 percent live, Mombasa County, where 26 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Other than Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mwaluma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (93%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalumah931/
Mwalima86165/
Mbaluma8676/
Mwalume8673/
Mwaloma861/
Mwailima80379/
Mbalouma803/
Mmwalume801/
Mbaaluuma751/
Mwalimo71946/
Mvalume71189/
Mbalume71115/
Mualima7119/
Mboluma714/
Mwalome712/
Mwelima712/
Mwailomo6770/
Muallima672/
Mbaulume671/
Mbailumo671/
Muahlimah638/
Mboulouma632/
Mualimaah631/
Mualgummi631/
Muhallimah5910/
Mualimo572/
Mualomo571/
Mboloumo532/
Mbouloumi50481/

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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 Mwaluma
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