Mwigala Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Mwigala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwigala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwigala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwigala occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwigala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwigala is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Mwigala occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwigala reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwigala is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 765,476. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 41 percent live, Budaka District, where 16 percent live and Bugiri District, where 14 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwigaala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwigale | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mwigalo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mwigali | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwegala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaigali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaigale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbigale | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mbigali | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbegala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwegale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwigolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwegailo | 67 | 95 | / |
| Mvingali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweghalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhegalla | 63 | 4 | / |
| M'Boigali | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbegalo | 57 | 897 | / |
| Mvugalo | 57 | 597 | / |
| Mwegole | 57 | 236 | / |
| Mwegelo | 57 | 106 | / |
| Mbegale | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mbigole | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbegallo | 53 | 3 | / |
| M'Bigolo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mvugallo | 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 Mwigala
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