Mwolo Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2021:193,26415,695
Tanzania1801:294,12022,795
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Kenya1151:401,56422,499
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwolo (22) may also be a first name.

Mwolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwolo is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwolo is the 515,938th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. The last name Mwolo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwolo are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mwolo is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 22 people.

The surname Mwolo is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 193,264. In Uganda Mwolo is mostly found in: Oyam District, where 91 percent reside, Gulu District, where 3 percent reside and Kole District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.

Mwolo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwoloi9168/
Mwollo9124/
Mwolho915/
Mwoelo911/
M'Wolo911/
Mwoloha83216/
Mwoliot836/
Mbolo809,697/
Mwalo802,500/
Muolo801,742/
Mvolo80865/
Mwelo80528/
Mwola80120/
Muollo73810/
Mbollo73617/
M'Bolo73361/
Mboloh73132/
Mmbolo73102/
Mboloi7375/
Mwallo7349/
Mbolio7332/
Mbuolo7321/
Mwolla7317/
Mvollo7312/
Muoloo738/
Mbholo737/
Mhwelo734/
Mboulo733/
Mweelo732/
Mbolou732/
Mboolo732/
Mbolho732/
Mwaloi731/
Mwehlo731/
Muoloy731/
Mwaalo731/
Muoluo731/
Muoloi731/
Mwaloh731/
Mboulou673,053/
M'Bollo67681/
Mvoulou6736/
Mbollyo6712/
Mbolouh673/
M'Mbolo672/
Mwalloh671/
Muoluod671/
Mhwahlo671/
Muhollo671/
Mvouloh671/
Mvolooa671/
Mbhollo671/
Muotlou671/
Muholoa671/
Mwollah671/
Mmuoloo671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwolo
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