Mwilu Surname

33,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,036 people bear this surname

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

Mwilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11,2811:6,549794
Kenya3,3641:13,7281,685
Zambia1,0911:14,5281,662
Tanzania2791:189,75516,339
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
France31:22,140,907385,998
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwilu (1,449) may also be a first name.

Mwilu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwilu occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwilu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,118th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 454,449 people. The last name Mwilu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwilu reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 204,934th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 1,449 people.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 11,281 people, or 1 in 6,549. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.

Mwilu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwailu91217/
Mwillu916/
Mwuilu914/
Mwiliu911/
Mwiluu911/
Mwilou911/
Mwelu807,648/
Mbilu803,031/
Muilu802,340/
Mvilu8041/
Mwulu804/
Mbuilu732,114/
Mbilou7391/
Mvuilu7375/
Muiliu7321/
M'Bilu7321/
Mbileu735/
Muileu734/
Muilyu733/
Mbailu732/
Mweluh731/
M'Builu6721/
Muiloud671/
Mbiliui671/
M'Bilou671/

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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 Mwilu
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