Gwelo Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2861:185,11116,019
Zimbabwe2061:74,94311,057
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England91:6,190,895170,599
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Gwelo (35) may also be a first name.

Gwelo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwelo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gwelo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 528,890th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwelo live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common forename at a global level, borne by 35 people.

The surname Gwelo is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 185,111. In Tanzania Gwelo is most numerous 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 exists in 9 countries. It is also found 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwello9114/
Gweloh911/
Ngwealo8334/
Ngwuelo8312/
Ngwelio8311/
Ng'welo836/
Nghwelo835/
Kgweloi831/
Ngweloh831/
Ngqwelo831/
Gbelo80352/
Guelo80202/
Gwalo80168/
Gwolo80136/
Kwelo80106/
Gwela8048/
Gwilo806/
Qwelo805/
Ngh'welo775/
Guelou73704/
Guelho7390/
Gouelo7373/
Gbelou7334/
Gueloh7329/
Kgwalo7327/
Gbealo7321/
Gwella7311/
Gwelah738/
Guelio736/
Guelyo734/
Ghwela734/
Gqwela733/
Gwallo732/
Gbeylo732/
Kweloo731/
Qwhelo731/
Guehlo731/
Gueilo731/
Gwehla731/
Gweela731/
Gueloy731/
Gwuilo731/
Gwiela731/
Gwaela731/
Gwaalo731/
Gbeloh731/
Gbelio731/
Kweloi731/
Kwelio731/
Gwillo730/
Gouelou67409/
Guelouh6772/
Gbelioh6717/
Kgwetla676/
Gbealou675/
Guelhou674/
Ngwelya672/
Ng'wela672/
Gweleuh671/
Gbelouh671/
Ngwiloh671/
Kgwehla671/
Ngwuilo671/
Ngqwela671/
Gwehela671/
Ghweila671/

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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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