Kwelle Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Kwelle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 129 | 1:1,373,200 | 53,624 |
| Cameroon | 123 | 1:168,854 | 18,087 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Kwelle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwelle Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwelle is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwelle? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 990,978th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwelle are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Kwelle is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 71 percent reside, Taraba, where 12 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Kwelle is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 47 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kweller | 92 | 204 | / |
| Kwellie | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kgwelle | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwele | 91 | 2,281 | / |
| Kwell | 91 | 16 | / |
| Kgwele | 83 | 1,151 | / |
| Kwella | 83 | 280 | / |
| Khwele | 83 | 167 | / |
| Kuelle | 83 | 26 | / |
| Kwelee | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kwelly | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gwelle | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kweile | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kweley | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwel | 80 | 26 | / |
| Kwle | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngwelle | 77 | 46 | / |
| Kwesell | 77 | 40 | / |
| Gwelleh | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kuellez | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kuellie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khweile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwellie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qwelleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwelley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwelli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwelehe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwouele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kquelle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwellé | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweelee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwiller | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cwele | 73 | 3,589 | / |
| Gwele | 73 | 2,406 | / |
| Qwele | 73 | 716 | / |
| Kweli | 73 | 700 | / |
| Kuele | 73 | 110 | / |
| Cwell | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kwill | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kweel | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwile | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwlee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwelh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwhle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khweilhe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Guelle | 67 | 1,424 | / |
| Quelle | 67 | 1,130 | / |
| Gwelly | 67 | 214 | / |
| Gbelle | 67 | 141 | / |
| Cuelle | 67 | 109 | / |
| Kwaile | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kuille | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kwitel | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kuella | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gwella | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gcwele | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwilla | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khweli | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwless | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwilee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khwelh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweitl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwlees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweelh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwesel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwilli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwehli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qweley | 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 Kwelle
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