Mhwela Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mhwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mhwela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mhwela is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mhwela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhwela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Mhwela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhwela live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mhwela is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Mhwela occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhwela92158/
Mwela9112,566/
Mweela83200/
Mwella83175/
Mwaela8380/
Mwelea8315/
Mmwela835/
Mwehla835/
M'Wela834/
Mhwelo834/
Mwelia833/
Mbhela831/
Mwelha831/
Mwelas831/
Mjwela831/
Mwehela7779/
Mkhwelo7760/
Mhwahla772/
Mweulya772/
Mbhehla771/
Mwe'ela771/
Muhelya771/
Mwelasd771/
Mwila73124,383/
Muela7321,651/
Mbela7316,173/
Mwala7315,665/
Mweli736,641/
Mwele733,747/
Mvela731,307/
Mwelo73528/
Mwola73120/
Mwely732/
Mbhele6739,244/
Muelas677,075/
Mwaala671,597/
Mwaila67647/
Mwahla67440/
Mvella67388/
Mmwala67366/
Mwalla67223/
Mouela67219/
Mweele67211/
Mbelai67131/
Mwalaa6771/
Mwalea6727/
Mwehle6720/
Mwolla6717/
Mwalia6716/
Mwalai6712/
Mwilla6711/
Mwilai679/
Mwilay679/
Mbhila677/
'Muela676/
Mbhelo676/
Mwilah675/
Mwelii674/
Mwalah674/
Muelay674/
Mmbela673/
Mwaisella673/
Muetla673/
Mbheli673/
M'Bela672/
Mwalau672/
Muhely672/
Mwilaa672/
Mbelia672/
Mwayla672/
Mweelo672/
Mbelea672/
Mwalay671/
M'Vela671/
M'Wala671/
Mbeela671/
Mbelaa671/
Mbelay671/
Mmwila671/
Mweali671/
Mwoelo671/
Muelea671/
Mweeli671/
Mweule671/
Mwehlo671/
Mwelie671/
Mvelas671/
Mmuela671/
Muelah671/
Mbeila671/
Mweles671/
Muelya671/

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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
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  • 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 Mhwela
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