Muvela Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Muvela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muvela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Muvela (16) may also be a first name.

Muvela Last Name Facts

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

Muvela is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muvela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muvela live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muvela is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Muvela is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Muvela is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muvella922/
Muvelah921/
Mauvela921/
Mubela831,732/
Muwela831,113/
Muvila83278/
Muvala83188/
Mivela833/
Muyuela77306/
Mumpela77150/
Mgubela77103/
Muvalla7788/
Muuvila7739/
Muvilla7732/
Muhuela7722/
Musuela7721/
Muvaila7721/
Muvaala7715/
Mauvala7712/
Maubela7711/
Moubela774/
Mouvala774/
Muuvala774/
Mouwela773/
Mauwela772/
Muwelha771/
Mubelay771/
Muvilia771/
Muvalya771/
Muvuila771/
Muweela771/
Mubeela771/
Muweila771/
Mahuvala7153/
Musweela7130/
Mauhvala715/
Mouvelle714/
Mauvilay714/
Moumpela714/
Muuvalla713/
Mahubela712/
Mgubhela712/
Mouvelou711/
Moubeyla711/
Mussuela711/
Mubila672,928/
Muwala671,334/
Muwila67971/
Muwele67712/
Mubele67434/
Mobela67249/
Muchuelas67208/
Mubelo67158/
Mowela67143/
Muvile6773/
Muvili6757/
Muwelo6756/
Muweli6756/
Muvolo6741/
Miwela6739/
Muwola6729/
Mauvielle6725/
Mouvillat679/
Mivala674/
Mubeli673/
Muchuelaz673/
Mivelo672/
Meuvielle672/
Mauvailay671/
Mivila671/
Muwely671/
Muvalo671/

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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 Muvela
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