Bwela Surname
Approximately 820 people bear this surname
Bwela Surname Definition:
Bwela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the return.
Bwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 657 | 1:112,450 | 12,366 |
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Bwela (38) may also be a first name.
Bwela Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bwela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the return.
Bwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bwela is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 422,566th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bwela live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bwela is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 38 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 657 people, or 1 in 112,450. Besides The DR Congo this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwelai | 91 | 27 | / |
| Bwella | 91 | 5 | / |
| Bwuela | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwelya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwelia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bwaela | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bweala | 91 | 1 | / |
| Buela | 80 | 7,299 | / |
| Bwala | 80 | 2,774 | / |
| Bwele | 80 | 760 | / |
| Bweli | 80 | 499 | / |
| Bwila | 80 | 366 | / |
| Pwela | 80 | 114 | / |
| Bwelo | 80 | 62 | / |
| Bbela | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bwola | 80 | 7 | / |
| Vbela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwely | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bwaila | 73 | 1,136 | / |
| Bwalia | 73 | 866 | / |
| Buelga | 73 | 443 | / |
| Bouela | 73 | 179 | / |
| Buelas | 73 | 41 | / |
| Mpwela | 73 | 36 | / |
| Buelau | 73 | 22 | / |
| Bwalla | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bwaala | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bbelya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bwayla | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bwolya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bweele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buelha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vbelia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwilla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweley | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwalah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buelea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buelaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buelat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwoila | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhela | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpwelya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bueloha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bouelaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buhelha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouejla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwalyaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpwelea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwallah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouelha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwailia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwilaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bwela
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