Mwangwala Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Mwangwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 224 | 1:236,346 | 19,344 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangwale | 89 | 2,705 | / |
| Mwangwela | 89 | 485 | / |
| Mwanguala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwachingwala | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mwangwaule | 84 | 4 | / |
| Mwasngwale | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mwankwale | 78 | 64 | / |
| Mwamkwala | 78 | 62 | / |
| Mwogbala | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbagbala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbongwalo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mwangbolo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbangbaile | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwagbolo | 59 | 4 | / |
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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 Mwangwala
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