Mwawali Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwawali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwawali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwawali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwawali is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwawali.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwawali? popularity and diffusion

Mwawali is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwawali reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mwawali is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent are found, Kwale County, where 33 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwawalii931/
Mwavali86718/
Mwawale865/
Mbawali863/
Mwaswale80243/
Mwaiwala809/
Mwaiwale801/
Mbabali711,915/
Mbowali7127/
Muawala718/
Mwewale714/
Mbavali712/
Mwavale711/
Mbabaali671,573/
Mwaibale67461/
Mwavalla67140/
Mbaabali679/
Mbawaile673/
Mwewalle671/
Mbaballi671/
Mwaboiloi6321/
Mwaibhale631/
Muabale57309/
Mbabale5733/
Mbavale5731/
Mvavala575/
Mbawole573/
Mbobali571/
Mwobale571/
Muawele571/
Muavale571/
Mwaballahey561/
Mwabolay534/
Mwaibole534/
Mmbabale531/
Muhabale531/
Mbabaale531/
Mbaweile531/
Muhavala531/
Mbaubaile501/

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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 Mwawali
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