Mwamili Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwamili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwamili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania811:653,60039,027
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwamili Last Name Facts

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

Mwamili is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwamili click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamili? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Mwamili is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamili live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 653,600. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 95 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mwamili exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwameli86167/
Mwamuli8699/
Mwamila8672/
Muamili8619/
Mwamile864/
Mbamili861/
Mwamilay804/
Mwamhile801/
Mbamailai751/
Mwamule71212/
Mwamela7184/
Mwemeli7156/
Muamila7121/
Mvamila7115/
Mwamele718/
Mbamile713/
Muhamila67301/
Mwamuleu671/
Mbhameli671/
Muamuila671/
Mwamuule671/
Mwammela671/
Muhammetli597/
Mwemule574/
Muemuli572/
Mvamela571/
Muhemeli53129/
Muomuila531/
M'Bomile531/

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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 Mwamili
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