Mwilenga Surname
Approximately 6,276 people bear this surname
Mwilenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,211 | 1:8,524 | 1,120 |
| Zambia | 63 | 1:251,586 | 15,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwilenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwilenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwilenga is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwilenga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwilenga? popularity and diffusion
Mwilenga is the 77,915th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,161,177 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwilenga are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwilenga is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,211 people, or 1 in 8,524. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Songwe Region, where 64 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 16 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Mwilenga exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwailenga | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mwilnga | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mwlenga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwilinga | 88 | 15 | / |
| Mbilenga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwelenga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwilenge | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwailenge | 82 | 399 | / |
| Mwailinga | 82 | 219 | / |
| Mwailengo | 82 | 144 | / |
| Mbelenga | 75 | 3,526 | / |
| Mbilinga | 75 | 1,029 | / |
| Mwilinge | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mbilengo | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mwilingi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mwelenge | 75 | 9 | / |
| Muilengi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mbilenge | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwilingo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mouelenga | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwailingo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mbeleenga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbelenge | 63 | 2,173 | / |
| Mbilingi | 63 | 763 | / |
| Mbelengi | 63 | 131 | / |
| Mbelengo | 63 | 97 | / |
| Mbilingo | 63 | 42 | / |
| Mvelengi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mbilinge | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mbiling'i | 59 | 219 | / |
| Mbelengie | 59 | 21 | / |
| Mbelengou | 59 | 9 | / |
| Mviliongo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muehlinghaus | 50 | 8 | / |
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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 Mwilenga
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