Mwandalo Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwandalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Kenya1241:372,41921,454
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Mwandalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwandalo occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 620,716th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandalo are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Mwandalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwandalo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandaalo941/
Mwandalio941/
Mwandala88136/
Mwandolo884/
Mwandalia8221/
Mwandaila821/
Mwandola75422/
Muandala75103/
Mbandala7544/
Mwandela756/
Mwondolo751/
Mwachindala742/
Mboundalo711/
Mveindalou671/
Mwondela63134/
Mbondolo6327/
Mvendelo631/
Mbondolou594/
Mboundolo591/
Mboundala591/
Mbondola5023/

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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 Mwandalo
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