Mwalwa Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
Mwalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 335 | 1:220,536 | 21,570 |
| Zambia | 43 | 1:368,603 | 19,020 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Mwalwa (26) may also be a first name.
Mwalwa Demographics
Mwalwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwalwa is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 742,570th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name Mwalwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalwa reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 26 people.
The last name Mwalwa is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Mwalwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mwalwa last name is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwailwa | 92 | 88 | / |
| Mwaalwa | 92 | 51 | / |
| Mwalw'a | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwalwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwahulwa | 86 | 38 | / |
| Mwaselwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwalwe | 83 | 217 | / |
| Mwalua | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mwolwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mvalwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwahulhwa | 80 | 159 | / |
| Mwaitelwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbailwa | 77 | 148 | / |
| Mbalwaâ | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwolwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwualua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhalwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Balwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhailwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Muhalwas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbalua | 67 | 39 | / |
| Mbalba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mwalui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mualua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwalbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvelwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhailwoha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwaluis | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mbaluha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muhalwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbaulua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mboolwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muhalwes | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwaluhehe | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mbalbe | 50 | 10 | / |
| Mbalbo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbolwe | 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 Mwalwa
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