Mwilawa Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Mwilawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 110 | 1:481,287 | 32,644 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Mwilawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwilawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwilawa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwilawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwilawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,710,039th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwilawa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwilawa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 481,287. In Tanzania Mwilawa is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 87 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 8 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Mwilawa
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