Bwele Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
Cameroon1871:111,06512,922
Tanzania1041:509,05433,766
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Barbados11:287,4482,772
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bwele (86) may also be a first name.

Bwele Last Name Facts

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

Bwele is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bwele is the 448,102nd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwele are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 86 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 166,022. Beside The DR Congo Bwele occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwelle91122/
Bweley911/
Bweele911/
Bwoele911/
Bwel8910/
Bwale807,120/
Pwele805,935/
Buele802,981/
Bwile801,011/
Bwela80820/
Bweli80499/
Bwole8075/
Bwell802/
Bweil801/
Bwely801/
Bwalei73746/
Bueler73365/
Bwaley73223/
Bouele73170/
Bueles73148/
Bwalle7331/
Bwelai7327/
Bueley7326/
Bwaale7322/
Buelle7321/
Buehle739/
Bwolei734/
Bhwale732/
Bwaleh732/
Bwelya731/
Bwille731/
Bwaleu731/
Bwelia731/
Bhuele731/
Buelea731/
Npwele731/
Pwelle731/
Buelei731/
Bweala731/
Bwuela731/
Buetler6779/
Bouelet6754/
Buelher6711/
Mphwele674/
Bwalley673/
Bhueler672/
Mpwelea672/
Pwle672/
Boueley672/
Bvel672/
Buheler671/
Bvehler671/
Buehles671/
Bouelei671/
Bwil671/
Bwjl671/
Buesley670/
Buesler670/
Pweeler670/
Buehley670/

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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 Bwele
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