Mjela Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mjela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mjela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1851:286,17122,318
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mjela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mjela has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mjela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mjela is the 1,214,709th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mjela live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mjela is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 286,171. In Tanzania it is most common in: Pwani Region, where 51 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 49 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Mjela Last Name Statistics demography

Mjela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.44% less than the national average, earning R 94,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mijela919/
Mjella913/
Mdjela911/
Maijela8325/
Majjela837/
Majhela832/
Mujgela831/
Mojhela831/
Mijella831/
Mhela802,328/
Miela802,207/
Mjila80894/
Mgela80699/
Msela80600/
Mjelo80487/
Myela80308/
Mjele80291/
Mäela8015/
Mzela8014/
Mjeli8012/
Mxela808/
Mçela803/
Majjella773/
Mijele732,098/
Mehila73572/
Mgella73325/
McElya73288/
Mjaila73286/
Mseula73256/
Mehela73217/
Mieila73127/
Mjelli73109/
Mjilah7390/
Mielau7375/
Mietla7368/
Mjelle7361/
Msehla7350/
Mihela7335/
Mijila7332/
Mselia7319/
Mielas7315/
Miella7315/
Mselea7312/
Mhella7311/
Mh'ela739/
Mjilla739/
Mgelah738/
Mkhela738/
Mselya736/
Msetla736/
Myella735/
Mshela734/
Mzelga734/
Mtjila733/
Mzelea732/
M'Hela732/
Meilah732/
McElay731/
Meelha731/
McElea731/
McEyla731/
Mijeli731/
Mielaa731/
Mielea731/
Mielia731/
Mheila731/
Mjilya731/
M'Sela731/
Maaela731/
Mielat731/
Mielga731/
Mjello731/
Mijelo731/
Meeila731/
Mheela731/
Mielad731/
Meehla730/
Mielaz730/
Mshelia674,086/
Mchiela67210/
Mihelač67117/
Mehella6786/
Mihelea6780/
Meheula6778/
Mielach6776/
Majhila6767/
Majjila6734/
Miehlau6720/
Mihajla6716/
Mgellah6711/
Msehela678/
Moyyela678/
Mielatz678/
Mchelia677/
Mhyella675/
Msheila675/
Mijilla674/
Mijilad673/
Meyyela673/
Mhelhas673/
Mshella673/
Mjeeled672/
Maiyela672/
Mcelias672/
Majjeli671/
Maaella671/
Mehilla671/
McElhay671/
Miheala671/
Mihelas671/
Mselyoa671/
Mmijele671/
Majheli671/
Majjele671/
Mijaila671/
Mijello671/
Mieliau671/
Mejieli671/
Mayiela671/
Mehaila671/
Mshelai671/
Mhetlat671/

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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 Mjela
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