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
The surname Mwigala is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwigala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,661,929th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwigala live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 765,476. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 41 percent live, Budaka District, where 16 percent live and Bugiri District, where 14 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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