Bwelele Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bwelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bwelele Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742

Bwelele (13) may also be a first name.

Bwelele Last Name Facts

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

Bwelele occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwelele? popularity and diffusion

Bwelele is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwelele live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name Bwelele is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bweleele931/
Bwelela8625/
Buelele861/
Mpwelele801/
Bwaeleli801/
Buelela7182/
Bwilela7134/
Puelele714/
Mpuelele672/
Bueliler670/
Bwalale5723/
Bwalali572/
Bwalile571/
Bwilili571/
Bwailila533/
Buelioli531/
Bwalaale531/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bwelele
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