Mwandala Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Mwandala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 118 | 1:448,658 | 31,304 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwandalia | 94 | 21 | / |
| Mwandaila | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwandalo | 88 | 495 | / |
| Mwandali | 88 | 494 | / |
| Mwandola | 88 | 422 | / |
| Muandala | 88 | 103 | / |
| Mwandale | 88 | 53 | / |
| Mbandala | 88 | 44 | / |
| Mwandela | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mwachindala | 84 | 2 | / |
| Mwandhale | 82 | 20 | / |
| Mwandaalo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwandalio | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwandaali | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwondela | 75 | 134 | / |
| Mwandole | 75 | 77 | / |
| Mwandolo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mbandale | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muandale | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbandali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mboundala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbondola | 63 | 23 | / |
| Mwamdoli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwondolo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbandoli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mboundalo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbaindole | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mveindalou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbondolo | 50 | 27 | / |
| Mbondoli | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mvendelo | 50 | 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 Mwandala
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