Mwavula Surname
Approximately 784 people bear this surname
Mwavula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 774 | 1:59,664 | 5,854 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwavula (113) may also be a first name.
Mwavula Demographics
Mwavula Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwavula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwavula Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwavula occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwavula? popularity and diffusion
It is the 437,497th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,295,339 people. Mwavula occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwavula reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 113 people.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 774 people, or 1 in 59,664. In Kenya Mwavula is primarily concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 55 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 21 percent are found and Kwale County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Mwavula Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwavula surname is primarily Christian (91%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwawula | 86 | 39 | / |
| Mbavula | 86 | 22 | / |
| Muavula | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwavila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaibula | 80 | 259 | / |
| Mwabulla | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Wawula | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muawula | 71 | 185 | / |
| Mwawila | 71 | 176 | / |
| Mwevila | 71 | 143 | / |
| Mbabula | 71 | 84 | / |
| Muabula | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mbovula | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwavilo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaboula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbabulya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwevilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwawilah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhavilah | 63 | 22 | / |
| Mwevillah | 63 | 10 | / |
| Muhaevilah | 59 | 7 | / |
| Muawila | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwawilo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiwolo | 53 | 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 Mwavula
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