Mangwelu Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Mangwelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 69 | 1:767,270 | 42,064 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
Mangwelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mangwelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mangwelu occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mangwelu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,860,621st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mangwelu live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mangwelu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania it is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 97 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mangwelu is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 30 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manguelu | 88 | 8 | / |
| Mangbelu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Magweleu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mangwalu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mang'walu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mangueleu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makwelu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Magwilu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Manguilu | 75 | 123 | / |
| Magueleu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Magbelou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mongbelu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maguelou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwilu | 67 | 69 | / |
| Mokwelu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mogbelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muokwelu | 63 | 27 | / |
| Mmokwelu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moukwelu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mokwuelu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makuilu | 53 | 34 | / |
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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 Mangwelu
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