Mwavala Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Iceland

Mwavala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwavala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwavala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwavala occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwavala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mwavala are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwavala is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 99 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwavalla93140/
Mbavala86133/
Mwabala86121/
Mvavala865/
Mwavela864/
Mwaswala80206/
Mwaiwala809/
Mbavhala801/
Muhavala801/
Mwawalo712,946/
Mbabala71895/
Muabala71192/
Mwawela71104/
Muawala718/
Mwevela711/
Mbowala711/
Mwabola711/
Mwaibola6710/
Mbawalla678/
Muavhela674/
Mwabolay674/
Mbabhala672/
Mbouvala671/
Mbhabala671/
Mwaballahey671/

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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 Mwavala
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