Mwalwe Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

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

Mwalwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwalwe (22) may also be a first name.

Mwalwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwalwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalwe reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwalwe is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 22 people.

The last name Mwalwe is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalwa83388/
Mwalbe831/
Mwaalw831/
Mwailwa7788/
Mwaalwa7751/
Mwalw'a771/
Mwalwaa771/
Muhalwe771/
Muhalwes711/
Mbalbe6710/
Mwalui675/
Mwaluhehe674/
Mwolwa672/
Mbolwe671/
Mwaluis624/
Muhalwa621/
Muheilwe571/
Mbolue501/
Muhailwoha501/

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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 Mwalwe
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