Mpwela Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Mpwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mpwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpwela is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mpwela.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpwela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpwela reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Mpwela is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpwelya | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mpwelea | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pwela | 91 | 114 | / |
| Mbwela | 83 | 1,024 | / |
| Mpuela | 83 | 109 | / |
| Mpwila | 83 | 56 | / |
| Mpwala | 83 | 55 | / |
| Mpwele | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mvwela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mmbwela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mpouela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbweila | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwela | 73 | 820 | / |
| Puela | 73 | 235 | / |
| Pwila | 73 | 96 | / |
| Pwelo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mimpwele | 71 | 130 | / |
| Mbwelyai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbuela | 67 | 2,766 | / |
| Mbwele | 67 | 1,131 | / |
| Mbwala | 67 | 1,052 | / |
| Mbwila | 67 | 881 | / |
| Mvuela | 67 | 363 | / |
| Mbweli | 67 | 335 | / |
| Mpuila | 67 | 295 | / |
| Mpwili | 67 | 212 | / |
| Mbwelo | 67 | 94 | / |
| Puelas | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bwelai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pouela | 67 | 26 | / |
| Puetla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bweala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwelya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvweli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwuela | 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 Mpwela
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