Mwandale Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwandale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mwandale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwandale occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwandale.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandale reside; 51 percent reside in Central Africa and 51 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Excluding The DR Congo Mwandale exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and Kenya, where 15 percent reside.

Mwandale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandhale9420/
Mwandal931/
Mwandali88494/
Mwandele88428/
Mwandala88136/
Mwandole8877/
Mwandile8866/
Muandale882/
Mbandale882/
Mwandalia8221/
Mwandaila821/
Mwandaali821/
Mwandalio821/
Mwandola75422/
Muandala75103/
Muandele751/
Mbandali751/
Mbaindal751/
Muhandele711/
Mbaindole711/
Mbondal671/
Mvendele631/
Mwamdoli631/
Mbandoli631/
Mbaindoul594/
Mbondoli504/
Mvendeli501/
Mboundol501/

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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 Mwandale
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