Mwigale Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwigale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwigale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Mwigale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwigale is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwigale.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwigale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwigale is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwigale live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mayuge District, where 93 percent are found and Sironko District, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Mwigale occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaigale931/
Mwigal921/
Mwigala8653/
Mbigale8634/
Mwigali861/
Mwegale861/
Mwigile861/
Mwigaala801/
Mwaigali801/
Muigal771/
Mwegole71236/
Mbegale714/
Mbigali714/
Muighal712/
Mbigole711/
Mbaigal711/
Muhigal711/
Mwegala711/
Muhigile674/
Mvingali671/
Mbigayili631/
M'Boigali631/
Mbaigol5710/
Muhegalla504/

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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 Mwigale
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis