Mwalwisi Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwalwisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwalwisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5921:89,4289,012
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mwalwisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwalwisi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwalwisi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalwisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 540,721st most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalwisi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 592 people, or 1 in 89,428. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 76 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalwiji88257/
Mwaluisi887/
Mwalwisy881/
Mwalwisha821/
Mbaluisi752/
Mwalwesa751/
Mualuishi7121/
Mwaluisha711/
Mwalwesha711/
Mualuiji634/
Mwalwege631/
Mualuisha5921/

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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 Mwalwisi
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