Mbwele Surname
Approximately 1,131 people bear this surname
Mbwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Kenya | 363 | 1:127,217 | 10,504 |
| Tanzania | 173 | 1:306,021 | 23,488 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mbwele (43) may also be a first name.
Mbwele Demographics
Mbwele Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mbwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbwele is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwele? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbwele is the 328,117th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,443,454 people. Mbwele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwele reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbwele is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 43 people.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 32 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.
Mbwele Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mbwele surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwelei | 92 | 207 | / |
| Mbwel | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbwile | 83 | 6,420 | / |
| Mbwale | 83 | 1,519 | / |
| Mbwela | 83 | 1,024 | / |
| Mbweli | 83 | 335 | / |
| Mbuele | 83 | 56 | / |
| Mpwele | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mbbele | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbouele | 77 | 92 | / |
| Mbwille | 77 | 79 | / |
| Mbwalle | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mmbwela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mpwelea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mpwelle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbweila | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nbwle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mimpwele | 71 | 130 | / |
| Mbwelyai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbwali | 67 | 4,932 | / |
| Mbuela | 67 | 2,766 | / |
| Mbwili | 67 | 1,096 | / |
| Mbwila | 67 | 881 | / |
| Mpwela | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mbueli | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mbwoli | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nvwele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nbwale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbvile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbvale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwily | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvweli | 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 Mbwele
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