Mwilila Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwilila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwilila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwilila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwilila is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwilila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwilila live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mwilila is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 725,228. In Tanzania Mwilila is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 96 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found and Singida Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwiluila931/
Mwililia931/
Mwililo86188/
Mwilula8675/
Mwilili867/
Mwilile863/
Mbilila862/
Mwilela861/
Muilila861/
Muiluila801/
Mwelela711,118/
Mwileli71382/
Mbilili71298/
Mbilile7163/
Mbilela7148/
Mvilili7136/
Mwelula7113/
Mwelile7111/
Muilili715/
Mwilelo714/
Mwilyly711/
Mvulila711/
Mwailele679/
Mbailela674/
Mbililou671/
Muhilili671/

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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 Mwilila
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