Mewala Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mewala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mewala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1621:50,3326,316
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Mewala (15) may also be a first name.

Mewala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mewala (Hindi: मेवला, Marathi: मेवाळ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mewala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,295,379th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. Mewala is mostly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Mewala reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Mewala is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally It is held by 15 people.

Mewala is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 50,332. In Papua New Guinea Mewala is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 53 percent are found, East Sepik, where 46 percent are found and National Capital District, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Mewala occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehwala9214/
Meewala9210/
Mewalia929/
Mewalaha862/
Meeswala861/
Mawala834,401/
Mowala83281/
Mewali83122/
Mewalo8394/
Mebala8372/
Miwala8336/
Mevala8334/
Mewale834/
Mewola834/
Mewela831/
Mjwala831/
Mawalla77620/
Majwala77459/
Mmewela77293/
Maiwala77213/
Miswala7780/
Mujwala7747/
Maevala7720/
Mawaila7714/
Mawalia7713/
Mesuala7710/
Meballa776/
Mhowala775/
Mowahla774/
Mebalay773/
Mevalah773/
Maawala772/
Mewalie772/
Mewally772/
Mewoula772/
Mahwala771/
Mawalai771/
Mowalia771/
Mawhala771/
Mawalha771/
Mowaila771/
Mevalai771/
Mevalaj771/
Mewalli771/
Mijwala771/
Meivala771/
Mawahla771/
Mowalya771/
Mhowwala7166/
Majwaala7122/
Mawallah7110/
Majjwala7110/
Maywalla719/
Maiwalia717/
Mujwaala714/
Maiwaila713/
Maiwalga712/
Mohwaila712/
Meebaila712/
Mahwalla711/
Mowhalia711/
Mahawala711/
Mevalais711/
Mujjwala711/
Miswalla711/
Mawwalah711/
Metvalaj711/
Mawela6712,457/
Mavela673,837/
Mebale672,727/
Mewoli671,217/
Mewolo67773/
Mavala67596/
Mawalo67265/
Mebalo67203/
Mowela67143/
Mawola67115/
Movela67100/
Mibala6753/
Miwela6739/
Mevale6722/
Mebali6722/
Movala6715/
Mevali6711/
Mevaly679/
Miwale676/
Mewole676/
Mavola675/
Mevola674/
Mivala674/
Miwali674/
Maawallah674/
Mivela673/
Mewoly672/
Majwallah672/
Mebola671/
Mebaly671/
Mebalé671/
Mowola671/
Mevela671/
Meswailer671/
Mjwela671/

Mewala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mewala in the Hindi language
मेवलाmevala66.67
मेवालाmevala33.33
Mewala in the Marathi language
मेवाळmevala40
मेवालालmevalala40
मेवालाmevala20

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mewala
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