Mwamkili Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwamkili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwamkili Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Mwamkili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwamkili has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamkili? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwamkili is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamkili live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwamkili is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 96 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 3 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwankili88279/
Mwamkela751/
Mwankila751/
Mwankaila7199/
Mbamkele633/
Mbankile631/
Mwankele631/
Muankaila591/
Mwaisenkele531/
Mbonkeli501/
Mvanceli501/
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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 Mwamkili
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