Mwalwa Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Zambia431:368,60319,020
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693

Mwalwa (26) may also be a first name.

Mwalwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwalwa is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalwa? popularity and diffusion

Mwalwa is the 742,570th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalwa reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwalwa is also the 2,084,397th most common first name in the world It is held by 26 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Beside The DR Congo Mwalwa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Mwalwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mwalwa last name is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwailwa9288/
Mwaalwa9251/
Mwalw'a921/
Mwalwaa921/
Mwahulwa8638/
Mwaselwa861/
Mwalwe83217/
Mwalua8313/
Mwolwa832/
Mvalwa832/
Mwahulhwa80159/
Mwaitelwa801/
Mbailwa77148/
Mbalwaâ774/
Mwolwat771/
Mwualua771/
Muhalwa771/
M'Balwa771/
Muhailwa718/
Muhalwas714/
Mbalua6739/
Mbalba6736/
Mwalui675/
Mualua672/
Mwalbe671/
Mvelwa671/
Mbalwo671/
Muhailwoha631/
Mwaluis624/
Mbaluha621/
Muhalwe621/
Mbaulua621/
Mboolwa621/
Muhalwes571/
Mwaluhehe534/
Mbalbe5010/
Mbalbo501/
Mbolwe501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis