Mwangwala Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwangwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwangwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2241:236,34619,344
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Mwangwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwangwala is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwangwala? popularity and diffusion

Mwangwala is the 1,067,497th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangwala live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 236,346. In Tanzania Mwangwala is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 92 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwangwale892,705/
Mwangwela89485/
Mwanguala891/
Mwachingwala8612/
Mwangwaule844/
Mwasngwale841/
Mwankwale7864/
Mwamkwala7862/
Mwogbala719/
Mbagbala712/
Mbongwalo6768/
Mwangbolo674/
Mbangbaile631/
Mwagbolo594/

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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 Mwangwala
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