Mwashila Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwashila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwashila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwashila (107) may also be a first name.

Mwashila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwashila occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwashila click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwashila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. Mwashila is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwashila reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwashila is also the 910,230th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 107 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 448,349. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 99 percent reside and Meru County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Mwashila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwashila surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaushila9426/
Mwasila9328/
Mwashela881,443/
Mwashile88221/
Mbashila8841/
Mwachila883/
Mwashula881/
Mwashilo881/
Mwasilaha8215/
Mbashilya824/
Mwaishile823/
Mwasile806,984/
Mwasili80237/
Mwasela80186/
Mwasula8079/
Mbasila8014/
Mwashellah789/
Mwaisela751,253/
Mwachilo75256/
Mwachili75214/
Mwachela75101/
Mbashile7577/
Mwasyola755/
Mwesaila755/
Mwasileâ754/
Mwachile754/
Mvashula752/
Mwashele751/
Mwaselah751/
Mbashili751/
Mbashela751/
Mwaisula751/
Mwaisile751/
Mbassila751/
Muhashela7141/
M'Bassila711/
Mwaichile711/
Mwaichela711/
Mbasela672,872/
Mwasele67503/
Mwesela67212/
Mwazela67207/
Mbazila67113/
Mbosila6713/
Mbasili675/
Mwaseli675/
Muasula674/
Mwazilo672/
Muasili671/
Mwashehele671/

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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 Mwashila
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