Amwele Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Amwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia7611:3,166534
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amwele is found most in Namibia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amwele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 444,963rd most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amwele reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Amwele is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is held by 761 people, or 1 in 3,166. In Namibia Amwele is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 26 percent are found, Oshikoto Region, where 21 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 19 percent are found. Barring Namibia Amwele exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamwele92472/
Gamwele9221/
Amweele922/
Amwel913/
Hamweele8640/
Amweiler862/
Haamwele861/
Ambele833,217/
Omwele83151/
Amuele8396/
Anwele8333/
Amvele8331/
Amwale833/
Hamwel832/
Amwell832/
Amweil831/
Hamwela7762/
Amweela775/
Ambeele773/
Ambeyle773/
Hambele773/
Ambelei771/
Hamuele771/
Gamuele771/
Amouele771/
Amviele771/
Hamwell770/
Awely7328/
Omwel732/
Amwyl730/
Anweiler71679/
Hamweela7144/
Hambelea7143/
Ambeleeh714/
Amveiler711/
Ahambele711/
Ombele671,543/
Amvela67309/
Amwali67218/
Ambeli67194/
Annweiler67136/
Omwela6790/
Onwele6759/
Ambile6739/
Amuela6736/
Anweiller6728/
Amwail6716/
Omwale6711/
Omuele6710/
Omwole678/
Hawely678/
Omweli677/
Amvale675/
Emuele674/
Haumuelle672/
Amvell672/
Amvole672/
Amwila672/
Emvele671/
Omwile671/
Anwela671/
Anvele671/
Amwoli671/
Amwili671/
Emweli671/
Ohmweiler671/
Amuile671/
Anwyle670/

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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
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  • 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 Amwele
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