Mwangolela Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwangolela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwangolela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2381:222,44418,495
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwangolela Last Name Facts

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

Mwangolela is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwangolela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,014,722nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. Mwangolela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangolela live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwangolela is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 222,444. In Tanzania Mwangolela is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 97 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 2 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwangalela902/
Mwangulila804/
Mwangalila801/
Mbogolela7456/
Mwanalila7414/
Mwangalalo70261/
Mwangalala70192/
Mwangalile7040/
Mbangulila702/
Mwangulile701/
Mwangulilo6027/
Mvangalala601/
Mwangalilo601/
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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 Mwangolela
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