Mwandali Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwandali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2551:207,61417,574
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Mwandali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwandali is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwandali is the 621,618th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandali reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mwandali is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 207,614. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 95 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 48 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandalia9421/
Mwandaali941/
Mwandalio941/
Mwandala88136/
Mwandale8853/
Mbandali881/
Mwandhale8220/
Mwandaila821/
Mwandele75428/
Mwandola75422/
Muandala75103/
Mwandole7577/
Mbandale752/
Muandale752/
Mbandoli751/
Mwamdoli751/
Mbondoli634/
Mvendeli631/
Muandele631/
Muhandele591/
Mbaindole591/
Mvendele501/

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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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  • 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 Mwandali
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