Kwelani Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kwelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kwelani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwelani is found most in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kwelani.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwelani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 530,215th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. Kwelani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwelani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kwelani is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Aside from Malawi this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Kwelani Last Name Statistics demography

Kwelani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.06% less than the national average, earning R 130,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwelani9321/
Khwelani935/
Qwelani86240/
Gwelani86149/
Kweleni8660/
Kwalani868/
Kuelani861/
Kwelane861/
Kouelani8092/
Nkuelani8041/
Kweliana8031/
Kwilgani8010/
Kweilane809/
Kwahlani801/
Khwelane801/
Kgwaelane751/
Ngwelanui751/
Kgwetlane751/
Qwelane71253/
Kwiloni71131/
Gwelana71118/
Kwalane7172/
Cwelana7153/
Gwelane7127/
Guelani7117/
Qwelana7116/
Cwilani7110/
Qwalani715/
Gwilani714/
Kwaleni713/
Qweleni711/
Cwelane711/
Kwailane6762/
Kuhelana6727/
Kuilangi6719/
Kouelany675/
Ngwilani674/
Gueliani673/
Gwaelane672/
Guhelani671/
Ncwelane671/
Kwilanje671/

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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
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  • 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 Kwelani
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