Mwangolela Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Mwangolela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 238 | 1:222,444 | 18,495 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwangolela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangolela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwangolela has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangolela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,014,722nd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name Mwangolela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangolela reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwangolela is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held 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. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangalela | 90 | 2 | / |
| Mwangulila | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwangalila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbogolela | 74 | 56 | / |
| Mwanalila | 74 | 14 | / |
| Mwangalalo | 70 | 261 | / |
| Mwangalala | 70 | 192 | / |
| Mwangalile | 70 | 40 | / |
| Mbangulila | 70 | 2 | / |
| Mwangulile | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mwangulilo | 60 | 27 | / |
| Mvangalala | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mwangalilo | 60 | 1 | / |
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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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