Mwambila Surname
Approximately 2,337 people bear this surname
Mwambila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 836 | 1:20,477 | 3,173 |
| DR Congo | 602 | 1:122,724 | 13,305 |
| Zambia | 590 | 1:26,864 | 2,818 |
| Tanzania | 297 | 1:178,255 | 15,552 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwambila (118) may also be a first name.
Mwambila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwambila has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambila? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 181,955th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,118,334 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambila are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mwambila is also the 859,937th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 118 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 836 people, or 1 in 20,477. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Zambia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambilya | 94 | 186 | / |
| Mwambilay | 94 | 21 | / |
| Mwambilia | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwambela | 88 | 2,708 | / |
| Muambila | 88 | 1,253 | / |
| Mbambila | 88 | 250 | / |
| Mwambile | 88 | 185 | / |
| Mwambili | 88 | 22 | / |
| Mwambilo | 88 | 13 | / |
| Mwambeile | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbambaila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwanbilay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwasimbile | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwambelo | 75 | 954 | / |
| Mwembela | 75 | 554 | / |
| Mwombela | 75 | 284 | / |
| Mbambela | 75 | 240 | / |
| Mbombila | 75 | 118 | / |
| Muambile | 75 | 62 | / |
| Mwambele | 75 | 37 | / |
| Mbambile | 75 | 7 | / |
| Muambilo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwanbile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambeli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muanbila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbambilo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mweembela | 71 | 232 | / |
| Mwambeule | 71 | 57 | / |
| Mbambelah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwembeela | 71 | 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 Mwambila
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