Mtwele Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mtwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtwele Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mtwele Last Name Facts

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

Mtwele occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mtwele.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtwele? popularity and diffusion

Mtwele is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtwele are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtwle914/
Mtwale833,665/
Mtwela835/
Mdwle731/
Mtwaly671,074/
Mtwali6719/
Mdwale672/
Mdwela671/
Mtwally62277/
Mthwali6238/
Mdwali5051/
Mduile504/
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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 Mtwele
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