Mawelewele Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mawelewele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawelewele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5291:102,41512,393
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mawelewele (123) may also be a first name.

Mawelewele Last Name Facts

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

Mawelewele is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawelewele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mawelewele is the 589,215th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawelewele reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 123 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 529 people, or 1 in 102,415. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 69 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent are found. Other than South Africa Mawelewele occurs in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Mawelewele Last Name Statistics demography

Mawelewele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.51% less than the national average, earning R 124,728 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masweleswele9121/
Mawelewela901/
Mabelebele801,225/
Mavelevele801/
Mabele'bele761/
Moubelebele671/
Mabilebile607/
Majalevale604/
Mailebele5389/
Mailibele5333/
Moulawale534/
Maulawale534/
Mailawale531/
Maylebele531/

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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 Mawelewele
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