Gwelema Surname
1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Gwelema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwelemah | 93 | 9 | / |
| Ngwelema | 93 | 4 | / |
| Gbelema | 86 | 86 | / |
| Gwalema | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kwelema | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gwelima | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngweleme | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gwelimah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ng'welima | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gbelima | 71 | 102 | / |
| Guelemo | 71 | 49 | / |
| Gbeleme | 71 | 48 | / |
| Gueleme | 71 | 41 | / |
| Gwalama | 71 | 18 | / |
| Gwaloma | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kweleme | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gbelemo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guelima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwalema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwilima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbilema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guilema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guelemou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwelemie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbelemou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngwilima | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guehleme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwilimah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guailema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guilemea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbelimaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuelaema | 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
- 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 Gwelema
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis