Mwansile Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwansile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwansile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0811:48,9755,469
DR Congo821:900,97060,382

Mwansile (27) may also be a first name.

Mwansile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwansile occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwansile? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwansile is the 321,153rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,266,162 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwansile reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

The last name Mwansile is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,081 people, or 1 in 48,975. In Tanzania Mwansile is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 75 percent are found, Singida Region, where 9 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanshile9431/
Mwansele88719/
Mwanjile88578/
Mwangile88254/
Mwansili8813/
Mwanzile886/
Mwanshila821/
Mwasengile781/
Mbangile75441/
Mwangili75218/
Mwanjele75129/
Mwangele7554/
Mvangile756/
Muangile754/
Mwanzila752/
Mwanzele752/
Mbansele751/
Mwanzili751/
Mwansela751/
Mwanjili751/
Mwanchele719/
Muhangile711/
Mwasenjele674/
Mwasengele671/

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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 Mwansile
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