Nswila Surname

320,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nswila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nswila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1391:46,4815,250
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Nswila Last Name Facts

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

Nswila has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nswila.

How Common Is The Last Name Nswila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nswila is the 320,495th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,250,039 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nswila are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,139 people, or 1 in 46,481. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 62 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 21 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Nswila is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nswilla9215/
Nswilah924/
Nswilaâ924/
Nswillah869/
Nsuila83589/
Nswela8327/
Nzwila832/
Nxwila831/
Njwila831/
Nswaile776/
Nshuila771/
Nswele671,604/
Nsuela671,446/
Nzwili67781/
Nzwela67322/
Nzwile6749/
Nsweli6711/
Nzwilo674/
Njwili672/
Nswelo671/
Njuila671/
Nzwily671/

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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 Nswila
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