Mwoleka Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwoleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwoleka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4261:124,27611,742
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwoleka (56) may also be a first name.

Mwoleka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwoleka occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwoleka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 649,026th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwoleka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 56 people.

The last name Mwoleka is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 124,276. In Tanzania Mwoleka is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 61 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Arusha Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mwoleka occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaleka86307/
Mweleka86273/
Mwoleko8631/
Mwoleke8631/
Mwoleki864/
Mwelekha804/
Mwalika71154/
Mueleka7189/
Mbolika7176/
Mualeka7155/
Mweleko7122/
Mwelika718/
Mwaloka715/
Muoleke712/
Mwalaka711/
Mwalakha67251/
Muholoka674/
Mbalekka671/
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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 Mwoleka
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