Mwambala Surname

121,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwambala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwambala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8891:28,0263,366
Uganda7331:53,2606,358
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Kenya2331:198,19714,514
Zambia1321:120,0759,160
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mwambala (164) may also be a first name.

Mwambala Last Name Facts

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

Mwambala is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwambala is the 121,108th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,926,393 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambala live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 164 people.

The last name Mwambala is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,889 people, or 1 in 28,026. In Tanzania Mwambala is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 56 percent live, Pwani Region, where 15 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Malawi, where 13 percent live.

Mwambala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mwambala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.76% less than the national average, earning R 12,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambalha9428/
Mwambela882,708/
Mwambola882,156/
Mbambala88878/
Mwambali88351/
Mwambalo88196/
Mwambale88138/
Muambala8868/
Mwembala881/
Mwambolla825/
Mwambolah824/
Mbambaila821/
M'Mwambali784/
Mwambelo75954/
Mwembela75554/
Mbambale75376/
Mbambali75308/
Mwombela75284/
Mwambole75105/
Mvambale7594/
Mbambola7575/
Mvambali7575/
Mwamboli7565/
Muambale7517/
Mbambalo758/
Mwombola753/
Mweembela71232/
Mwoombola7184/
Mwambeule7157/
Mbhambali711/
Mbambayle711/
Mbambaali711/
Mbambaale711/
Mwembeela711/
Mwambeile711/

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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 Mwambala
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