Mwilima Surname

158,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mwilima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwilima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,1831:2,037302
Tanzania7561:70,0297,366
Zambia7211:21,9832,393
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwilima (401) may also be a first name.

Mwilima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwilima occurs most in Namibia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwilima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 158,903rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,652,911 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwilima live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 430,973rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 401 people.

The last name is most frequent in Namibia, where it is borne by 1,183 people, or 1 in 2,037. In Namibia Mwilima is primarily found in: Zambezi Region, where 53 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 15 percent reside and ǁKaras Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside Namibia this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 28 percent reside and Zambia, where 26 percent reside.

Mwilima Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mwilima earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 44.42% less than the national average, earning 192,343 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.26% less than the national average, earning R 77,796 per year and in United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwailima93379/
Mwillima939/
Mbilima861,637/
Mwelima862/
Mbuilima80172/
Mbilimo71117/
Muilema7193/
Mwilemo7182/
Mwelema7164/
Mbilimi714/
Muilimi711/
Mwailemi6772/
Mouelima672/
Mbelema571,681/
Mweleme5762/
Mvuluma575/
Mbelimo571/
Mwelemo571/
Muhelema534/
Mouelime531/
M'Belime531/

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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 Mwilima
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