Mwilo Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwilo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mwilo (113) may also be a first name.

Mwilo Last Name Facts

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

Mwilo occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwilo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 778,856th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwilo are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most widely held given name internationally, held by 113 people.

The last name Mwilo is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwailo915/
Mwillo915/
Mwilou911/
Mwilyo911/
Mwilio911/
Mwila80124,383/
Mbilo802,317/
Mwelo80528/
Muilo8014/
Mvilo808/
Mwaila73647/
Mbilou7391/
Muhilo7342/
Mwilla7311/
M'Bilo736/
Mwilah735/
Mhwelo734/
Mweelo732/
Mwilaa732/
Mbailo732/
Mbiloh731/
Mmbilo731/
Mwehlo731/
Mmwila731/
Muileo731/
Muilos731/
Mbilio731/
Mbeillo671/
Mwailah671/
Mouhilo671/
M'Bilou671/
Muiloud671/

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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 Mwilo
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