Mwasila Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwasila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwasila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwasila (10) may also be a first name.

Mwasila Last Name Facts

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

Mwasila is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwasila click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Mwasila is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasila reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Matabeleland North Province, where 94 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 21 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwashila93111/
Mwaushila8826/
Mwasilaha8815/
Mwasile866,984/
Mwasili86237/
Mwasela86186/
Mwagila86149/
Mwazila86110/
Mbasila8614/
Mwajila865/
Mwashela801,443/
Mwaisela801,253/
Mhwagila80355/
Mwashile80221/
Mbashila8041/
Mwasyola805/
Mwesaila805/
Mwasileâ804/
Mwadzila804/
Mwachila803/
Mwaselah801/
Mwashilo801/
Mbassila801/
Mwaisile801/
Mbashilya754/
Mwaishile753/
M'Bassila751/
Mwaichela751/
Mbasela712,872/
Mwagilo71860/
Mwasele71503/
Mwesela71212/
Mwazela71207/
Mbazila71113/
Muajila7131/
Mbosila7113/
Mwashellah719/
Mbasili715/
Mwaseli715/
Mwajela714/
Mwazilo712/
Muasili711/
Mbagila711/
Mwachilo67256/
Mwachili67214/
Mwachela67101/
Mbashile6777/
Mwaiselo6710/
Mbasaile676/
Mwachile674/
Mwazyola674/
Muajilah673/
Mbassili671/
Mbashili671/
Mwaizeli671/
Mbashela671/
Mwashele671/
Mbhosila671/
Muhasili671/
Muaziela671/

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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 Mwasila
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