Mwapili Surname
Approximately 586 people bear this surname
Mwapili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 561 | 1:94,370 | 9,408 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Mwapili (44) may also be a first name.
Mwapili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwapili Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwapili is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwapili? popularity and diffusion
It is the 546,286th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwapili are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwapili is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 44 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 94,370. In Tanzania Mwapili is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 32 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 23 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Mwapili
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