Mwilwa Surname
Approximately 2,088 people bear this surname
Mwilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,047 | 1:50,565 | 5,618 |
| Zambia | 728 | 1:21,772 | 2,375 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwilwa (257) may also be a first name.
Mwilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwilwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwilwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwilwa? popularity and diffusion
Mwilwa is the 199,994th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,490,204 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwilwa are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 555,528th most common first name globally, borne by 257 people.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,047 people, or 1 in 50,565. In Tanzania Mwilwa is mostly found in: Songwe Region, where 57 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwailwa | 92 | 88 | / |
| Mwelwa | 83 | 59,361 | / |
| Mwilua | 83 | 252 | / |
| Mwilwe | 83 | 123 | / |
| Mwlwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muilwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwilwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweelwa | 77 | 128 | / |
| Muilewa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Muhilwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwelwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhailwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mwelua | 67 | 219 | / |
| Mbilba | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mwelwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Muelwa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mbilua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muilua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwilue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvelwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muilewo | 62 | 21 | / |
| Muhilwe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mbeelwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbilbaa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mmbelwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mwelwee | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbelwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muelua | 50 | 55 | / |
| Mbilbe | 50 | 51 | / |
| Mbelwe | 50 | 7 | / |
| Mbelua | 50 | 2 | / |
| Muilue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbilbé | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwilwa
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