Mwandola Surname
Approximately 422 people bear this surname
Mwandola Surname Definition:
Mwandola is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: you have noticed me. A sign of relief after it was presumed that one was forgotten about.
Mwandola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 421 | 1:125,752 | 11,844 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwandola (29) may also be a first name.
Mwandola Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwandola is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: you have noticed me. A sign of relief after it was presumed that one was forgotten about.
Mwandola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwandola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwandola occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwandola? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 698,433rd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The last name Mwandola occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandola live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwandola is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 29 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 125,752. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 82 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwandala | 88 | 136 | / |
| Mwandole | 88 | 77 | / |
| Mwandula | 88 | 76 | / |
| Mwandela | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mwandolo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwandalia | 82 | 21 | / |
| Muandula | 75 | 6,835 | / |
| Mwandalo | 75 | 495 | / |
| Mwandali | 75 | 494 | / |
| Mwandulo | 75 | 144 | / |
| Mwondela | 75 | 134 | / |
| Muandala | 75 | 103 | / |
| Mwandale | 75 | 53 | / |
| Mbandala | 75 | 44 | / |
| Mbondola | 75 | 23 | / |
| Mbandula | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mwandule | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mvandula | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwamdoli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwondolo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbandoli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwachindala | 74 | 2 | / |
| Mwandhale | 71 | 20 | / |
| Muhandula | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwandaalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwandaali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaindole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwandalio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbanduli | 63 | 39 | / |
| Mbondolo | 63 | 27 | / |
| Muandule | 63 | 6 | / |
| Mbondoli | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mbandale | 63 | 2 | / |
| Muandale | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mbandule | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbandali | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbondolou | 59 | 4 | / |
| Mboundolo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muhanduli | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mboundala | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mvendelo | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- 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 Mwandola
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