Mwandili Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwandili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mwandili (13) may also be a first name.

Mwandili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwandili occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mwandili.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandili? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwandili is the 2,352,516th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwandili reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwandili is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya Mwandili is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found and Nandi County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Mwandili Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandila883,129/
Mwandile8866/
Mbandili881/
Mwandaila821/
Mwandele75428/
Mbandile7593/
Mwandule7510/
Mwandela756/
Muandila754/
Mbondili751/
Muhandila711/
Muhanduli711/
Mboundili711/
Mwasendele671/
Mwondela63134/
Muandule636/
Mbandele635/
Mbondeli632/
Mvendeli631/
Muandele631/
Muhandele591/
Mbondele5013/
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
  • 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 Mwandili
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