Gwella Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Gwella Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Gwella Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwella Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwella occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gwella.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwella? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwella are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Gwella is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Liberia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwella | 92 | 6 | / |
| Gwela | 91 | 48 | / |
| Gwlla | 91 | 1 | / |
| Guella | 83 | 1,061 | / |
| Kwella | 83 | 280 | / |
| Gwelly | 83 | 214 | / |
| Gbella | 83 | 33 | / |
| Gwilla | 83 | 29 | / |
| Gwello | 83 | 14 | / |
| Gwelah | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ghwela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gwelle | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gweela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwehla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guellai | 77 | 818 | / |
| Guellaa | 77 | 560 | / |
| Gbellay | 77 | 152 | / |
| Ngwelle | 77 | 46 | / |
| Gbellai | 77 | 37 | / |
| Guellay | 77 | 33 | / |
| Gwelleh | 77 | 33 | / |
| Gbellia | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gwillah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Guellah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gwillia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Guellaï | 77 | 2 | / |
| Guellaâ | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwilla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghuella | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghweila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwehela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwellie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbellea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwelley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guellia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwelli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwelle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cwellat | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gwila | 73 | 700 | / |
| Gwelo | 73 | 612 | / |
| Gwlya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwyla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwlai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwlat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwlah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwwla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwlla | 73 | 0 | / |
| Guellaai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkwellah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cuella | 67 | 1,737 | / |
| Guelle | 67 | 1,424 | / |
| Guelli | 67 | 801 | / |
| Quella | 67 | 670 | / |
| Guilla | 67 | 373 | / |
| Guelly | 67 | 263 | / |
| Kwelle | 67 | 259 | / |
| Gbelle | 67 | 141 | / |
| Gwilly | 67 | 134 | / |
| Gweley | 67 | 128 | / |
| Guello | 67 | 110 | / |
| Gwaila | 67 | 88 | / |
| Gbelli | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kuella | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ghwlay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nngwla | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwilay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwilla | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gbello | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gbllay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghwila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwelly | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbllah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwello | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbilla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hgwila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgblla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbllai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwelei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweloh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwilli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwlai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwillo | 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 Gwella
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