Mkwele Surname
Approximately 780 people bear this surname
Mkwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 771 | 1:68,666 | 7,239 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkwele is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwele? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mkwele is the 439,223rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,343,008 people. Mkwele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwele reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 771 people, or 1 in 68,666. In Tanzania Mkwele is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 36 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 13 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkwelie | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mkwela | 83 | 622 | / |
| Mkweli | 83 | 256 | / |
| Mgwele | 83 | 204 | / |
| Mkwile | 83 | 176 | / |
| Mcwele | 83 | 30 | / |
| Mkuele | 83 | 18 | / |
| Mkwale | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mkhwel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkhweli | 77 | 468 | / |
| Mgqwele | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mngwele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkhwile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgweleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mnkweli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhkweli | 77 | 1 | / |
| McKwell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mcwesley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mngcwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mingwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| McWeeley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwila | 67 | 292 | / |
| Mgwale | 67 | 283 | / |
| Mkwili | 67 | 97 | / |
| Mkwali | 67 | 95 | / |
| Mgbele | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mcwela | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mqwela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mkuile | 67 | 4 | / |
| McWeil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgwela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkwily | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgweli | 67 | 1 | / |
| McWeel | 67 | 0 | / |
| McWheeler | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mkwele
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