Mwile Surname

136,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,0751:17,2172,222
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Zambia851:186,47012,510
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwile (1,382) may also be a first name.

Mwile Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwile is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwile? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwile is the 136,733rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,221,136 people. Mwile is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwile live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 210,608th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 1,382 people.

The last name Mwile is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,075 people, or 1 in 17,217. In Tanzania Mwile is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 70 percent live, Songwe Region, where 13 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Mwile exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwilie9148/
Mwaile911/
Mwil8943/
Mwaisle834/
Mwiyale832/
Mwaiole831/
Mwajile831/
Mwiyele831/
Mwayile831/
Mwale80314,945/
Mwila80124,383/
Mwele803,747/
Mbile801,904/
Mwili801,714/
Mvile801,360/
Muile80114/
Mwule801/
Mwail801/
Mwaiyole771/
Mwaihole771/
Mwaila73647/
Mwaule73355/
Mweele73211/
Mbaile73165/
Mwaale73122/
Mville73105/
Mwalle7332/
Mwelle7332/
Mwalea7327/
Mwehle7320/
Mwelea7315/
Mvaile7315/
Muiler7314/
Muilee7314/
Muille7311/
Mwilai739/
Mwilay739/
Muiley737/
Mbeile735/
Mbilei735/
Muileu734/
Mmwale733/
Mwalei732/
Mwilaa732/
Mhwale731/
Mwwale731/
Mmwila731/
Mwelie731/
Mwaili731/
Mwayle731/
Mweule731/
Mwaley731/
Mwilyo731/
Mwilio731/
Mweles731/
Mwalee731/
Mwayele67500/
Mwayila67231/
Mwayole67222/
Mwiyola6778/
Mwayule6744/
Mwel6728/
Mwiyela6718/
Mbaille6717/
Mbheile6710/
Mwijali679/
Mwiyala679/
Mwayili675/
Mwajila675/
Muileey674/
Muilher674/
Mwajili674/
Mwehale674/
Muhille673/
Mwaules673/
Muiyele671/
Muisley671/
Mwajale671/
Mwajule671/
Mbejile671/
Mbiyele671/
Mweyele671/
Muawele671/
Mwijili671/

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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 Mwile
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