Mbweli Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Mbweli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 175 | 1:302,524 | 23,291 |
| Kenya | 98 | 1:471,223 | 24,622 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
Mbweli (109) may also be a first name.
Mbweli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbweli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbweli occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbweli? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbweli is the 827,165th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbweli reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbweli is also the 900,062nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 109 people.
Mbweli is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 302,524. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 49 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 36 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwelei | 92 | 207 | / |
| Mbwelyai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbwali | 83 | 4,932 | / |
| Mbwele | 83 | 1,131 | / |
| Mbwili | 83 | 1,096 | / |
| Mbwela | 83 | 1,024 | / |
| Mbueli | 83 | 34 | / |
| Mbwoli | 83 | 23 | / |
| Mvweli | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaali | 77 | 99 | / |
| Mbwolie | 77 | 35 | / |
| Mmbwela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbuelai | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mboueli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbweila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwile | 67 | 6,420 | / |
| Mbuela | 67 | 2,766 | / |
| Mbwale | 67 | 1,519 | / |
| Mbwila | 67 | 881 | / |
| Mpwili | 67 | 212 | / |
| Mbuele | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mpwela | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mpwele | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mpwali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nbwali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbbele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbuili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwily | 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 Mbweli
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