Gwelo Surname
Approximately 612 people bear this surname
Gwelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 286 | 1:185,111 | 16,019 |
| Zimbabwe | 206 | 1:74,943 | 11,057 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Gwelo (35) may also be a first name.
Gwelo Demographics
Average Gwelo Salary in
United States
$25,094 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gwelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwelo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gwelo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwelo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 528,890th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. Gwelo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwelo are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 35 people.
Gwelo is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 185,111. In Tanzania Gwelo is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 67 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 30 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Gwelo Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Gwelo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 59.12% less than the national average, earning R 97,152 per year and in United States they earn 41.84% less than the national average, earning $25,094 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwello | 91 | 14 | / |
| Gweloh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwealo | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ngwuelo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ngwelio | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ng'welo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nghwelo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kgweloi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngweloh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwelo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbelo | 80 | 352 | / |
| Guelo | 80 | 202 | / |
| Gwalo | 80 | 168 | / |
| Gwolo | 80 | 136 | / |
| Kwelo | 80 | 106 | / |
| Gwela | 80 | 48 | / |
| Gwilo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Qwelo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ngh'welo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Guelou | 73 | 704 | / |
| Guelho | 73 | 90 | / |
| Gouelo | 73 | 73 | / |
| Gbelou | 73 | 34 | / |
| Gueloh | 73 | 29 | / |
| Kgwalo | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gbealo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gwella | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gwelah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Guelio | 73 | 6 | / |
| Guelyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghwela | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gqwela | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwallo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbeylo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kweloo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwhelo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guehlo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueilo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwehla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueloy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwuilo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwiela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaalo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeloh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbelio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweloi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwelio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwillo | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gouelou | 67 | 409 | / |
| Guelouh | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gbelioh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kgwetla | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbealou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guelhou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwelya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ng'wela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gweleuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbelouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiloh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwehla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuilo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwehela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghweila | 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 Gwelo
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