Mwandala Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwandala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwandala Last Name Facts

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

Mwandala occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,527,735th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Mwandala live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mwandala is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania Mwandala is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 87 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Iringa Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Mwandala
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