Mangwela Surname
Approximately 1,451 people bear this surname
Mangwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,419 | 1:37,309 | 4,311 |
| Zambia | 29 | 1:546,549 | 23,344 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mangwela (16) may also be a first name.
Mangwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mangwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mangwela is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mangwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mangwela is the 268,888th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,022,430 people. The surname Mangwela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mangwela reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 16 people.
Mangwela is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,419 people, or 1 in 37,309. In Tanzania Mangwela is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 84 percent reside, Singida Region, where 10 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangwaela | 94 | 17 | / |
| Mangwella | 94 | 11 | / |
| Mang'wela | 94 | 3 | / |
| Mangwele | 88 | 892 | / |
| Mangwala | 88 | 404 | / |
| Mangwila | 88 | 38 | / |
| Mangbela | 88 | 34 | / |
| Manguela | 88 | 12 | / |
| Mangweli | 88 | 10 | / |
| Mangwelo | 88 | 7 | / |
| Maungwelo | 82 | 25 | / |
| Mang'weli | 82 | 11 | / |
| Mangwaila | 82 | 6 | / |
| Mang'welo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mongwehela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Manguele | 75 | 20,508 | / |
| Mangbele | 75 | 2,751 | / |
| Manguila | 75 | 1,431 | / |
| Mongwele | 75 | 154 | / |
| Mongwala | 75 | 22 | / |
| Mangbeli | 75 | 22 | / |
| Mankwala | 75 | 11 | / |
| Manguelo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mankweli | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mankwele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Monguela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Manqwele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Manqwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mancwele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mongweli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Manguelé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mangbelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mangueli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mangwilo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mongwelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mangouele | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mounguela | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mainguele | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mangvilai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mangvilay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mongwilai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Manguelho | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mangvelli | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mainguila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mankweleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mangbeloh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manguilay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manggualay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangoueleh | 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 Mangwela
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