Mwilola Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwilola Surname Definition:

Mwilola is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: dark skinned child.

Mwilola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2331:227,21718,851
Zambia1461:108,5618,496
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mwilola (55) may also be a first name.

Mwilola Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwilola is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: dark skinned child.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwilola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwilola is most common in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwilola.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwilola? popularity and diffusion

It is the 754,238th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwilola live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most common first name globally It is held by 55 people.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 227,217. In Tanzania Mwilola is mostly concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 63 percent live, Pwani Region, where 34 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mwilola exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwilula8675/
Mwilolo8643/
Mwilole862/
Mwiloli861/
Mwilela861/
Mwailolo80416/
Mwiluila801/
Mwilalia801/
Mwailala801/
Mwelela711,118/
Mwiluli7170/
Mwelula7113/
Mwilali7110/
Mwilelo714/
Mbilolo714/
Mbilala711/
Mwilaly711/
Mwailale672/
Muiluila671/
Mbelolo571,659/
Mwelelo57238/
Muelela57116/
Mbilali571/
Mwelule571/
Muelula571/
Mbelula571/
Mbelole571/
Muhelela5314/
Mbilauli5310/
Mbilauly533/
Mvuelolo531/
Mbailali531/
Muelolly530/
Mweulaley501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwilola
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