Mwashilindi Surname
Approximately 14,314 people bear this surname
Mwashilindi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 14,296 | 1:3,703 | 512 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
Mwashilindi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwashilindi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwashilindi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwashilindi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwashilindi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 36,844th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 509,120 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwashilindi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 14,296 people, or 1 in 3,703. In Tanzania Mwashilindi is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 71 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 0 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwashilind | 95 | 4 | / |
| Mwashilndi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mwasilindi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mwashilinda | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwachilindi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwashalinda | 82 | 52 | / |
| Muatshilende | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mashalanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushilundu | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Shalunda | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mitchell-Hind | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwashilindi
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