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
The surname Mbwele occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mbwele click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwele? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbwele is the 328,117th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,443,454 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwele are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 43 people.
The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Excluding Malawi it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 32 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.
Mbwele Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mbwele last name 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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