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 last name Gwella is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwella? popularity and diffusion
Gwella is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwella live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and Liberia, where 9 percent are found.
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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