Morwalela Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Morwalela Surname User-submission:
The surname Morwalela means 'flood'. It was founded when people of this surname relocated next to a flowing flood, then they named themselves Morwalela (flood).
Morwalela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 184 | 1:294,444 | 28,524 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
Morwalela (74) may also be a first name.
Morwalela Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Morwalela means 'flood'. It was founded when people of this surname relocated next to a flowing flood, then they named themselves Morwalela (flood).
- 0999Morwalela Demographics
Average Morwalela Salary in
South Africa
R 116,508
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Morwalela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morwalela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Morwalela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Morwalela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Morwalela is the 970,883rd most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Morwalela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 74 people.
This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 294,444. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 45 percent are found, North West, where 28 percent are found and Gauteng, where 27 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Morwalela is found in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 31 percent are found.
Morwalela Last Name Statistics demography
Morwalela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.97% less than the national average, earning R 116,508 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morwalehela | 90 | 1 | / |
| Morwalele | 89 | 14 | / |
| Moroalela | 89 | 11 | / |
| Murwalela | 89 | 2 | / |
| Morwalelo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Morualela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moralel | 88 | 2 | / |
| Morlela | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mralelwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maralela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Morolela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moroaleli | 78 | 13 | / |
| Morileola | 78 | 4 | / |
| Moralelli | 78 | 1 | / |
| Morelelwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Marlela | 75 | 46 | / |
| Moralal | 75 | 21 | / |
| Morelal | 75 | 9 | / |
| Morllel | 75 | 8 | / |
| Morlala | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mrleila | 75 | 3 | / |
| Moralil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maralel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merwal Lah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Murlaela | 71 | 48 | / |
| Marilela | 71 | 30 | / |
| Marolela | 71 | 12 | / |
| Marulela | 71 | 8 | / |
| Maralele | 71 | 8 | / |
| Muarlela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Morulele | 71 | 4 | / |
| Murallla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Morlelli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moralile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miraleel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moralllo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morielal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mrulelwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marelela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marwalul | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moralale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moralwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morelalu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morrliel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muralila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moralalh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maralala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marhawulela | 70 | 1 | / |
| Moura Loiola | 67 | 10 | / |
| Marholela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mrholelwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Marlel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Marhilela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mrhulelwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maarlella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marallalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miryalala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morrelale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mrleel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muralalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marialele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marallalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maralalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marhalala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maarulela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moura Loyola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miralahla | 67 | 1 | / |
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