Mkwela Surname
Approximately 622 people bear this surname
Mkwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 327 | 1:161,901 | 14,435 |
| South Africa | 140 | 1:386,984 | 34,477 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Mkwela Demographics
Average Mkwela Salary in
South Africa
R 107,652
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mkwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mkwela is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mkwela.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 522,545th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. Mkwela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwela are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 161,901. In Tanzania Mkwela is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 63 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and Malawi, where 21 percent are found.
Mkwela Last Name Statistics demography
Mkwela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.7% less than the national average, earning R 107,652 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkhwela | 92 | 158 | / |
| Mkwella | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mkwala | 83 | 3,714 | / |
| Mkwele | 83 | 780 | / |
| Mkwelo | 83 | 353 | / |
| Mkwila | 83 | 292 | / |
| Mkweli | 83 | 256 | / |
| Mcwela | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mqwela | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mgwela | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mkwaila | 77 | 2,276 | / |
| Mkhwelo | 77 | 60 | / |
| Mkwelie | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mkwalya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mkwahla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mhkweli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mnkweli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mqwala | 67 | 224 | / |
| Mgwelo | 67 | 206 | / |
| Mgwele | 67 | 204 | / |
| Mkwile | 67 | 176 | / |
| Mgwala | 67 | 174 | / |
| Mkwalo | 67 | 126 | / |
| Mkwili | 67 | 97 | / |
| Mgwila | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mqwelo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mcwele | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mcwelo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mkuele | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mgbela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mkuila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mqwila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkuelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mguela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwily | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgweli | 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 Mkwela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis