Guwela Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Guwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Guwela (28) may also be a first name.
Guwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Guwela occurs most in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Guwela? popularity and diffusion
Guwela is the 1,218,745th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Guwela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Guwela is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 28 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guwella | 92 | 2 | / |
| Guwala | 83 | 45,585 | / |
| Gubela | 83 | 476 | / |
| Gowela | 83 | 228 | / |
| Guvela | 83 | 10 | / |
| Giwela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guwelo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guwila | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guwalla | 77 | 5,663 | / |
| Nguwila | 77 | 369 | / |
| Gubhela | 77 | 122 | / |
| Gouwala | 77 | 93 | / |
| Gouvela | 77 | 66 | / |
| Ghuwala | 77 | 15 | / |
| Guwalah | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gauvela | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gauwala | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gouwele | 77 | 3 | / |
| Guweili | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gubeila | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghubela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gusvela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Guwwala | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaubela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghiwela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guwaala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guwalaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guwhala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goweala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguvela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guhwila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kguweli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouvella | 71 | 23 | / |
| Guwallah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gouveila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guviella | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gujwalia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouwalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouvelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guuwalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghubhela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouvela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gusweile | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gowele | 67 | 2,900 | / |
| Gowelo | 67 | 2,159 | / |
| Gowely | 67 | 424 | / |
| Gauweiler | 67 | 342 | / |
| Guvala | 67 | 291 | / |
| Gouweloos | 67 | 250 | / |
| Guveli | 67 | 114 | / |
| Gubeli | 67 | 85 | / |
| Gusweiler | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gubele | 67 | 31 | / |
| Giwala | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gubila | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gubelo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Givela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gubely | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guvele | 67 | 6 | / |
| Goweli | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gúbela | 67 | 5 | / |
| Giwola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gowyla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauweloos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guvila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauweeler | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Guwela
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