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 borne by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amwele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 444,963rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. The surname Amwele is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amwele live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Amwele is most frequent in Namibia, where it is borne by 761 people, or 1 in 3,166. In Namibia it is most common in: Khomas Region, where 26 percent reside, Oshikoto Region, where 21 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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