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

Mwolo is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwolo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwolo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 515,938th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 193,264. In Uganda Mwolo is primarily concentrated in: Oyam District, where 91 percent reside, Gulu District, where 3 percent reside and Kole District, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Mwolo 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 adherence of those bearing the Mwolo 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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