Muvela Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Muvela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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
The surname Muvela occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muvela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muvela are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Muvela is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.
Muvela is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Muvela is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muvella | 92 | 2 | / |
| Muvelah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mauvela | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mubela | 83 | 1,732 | / |
| Muwela | 83 | 1,113 | / |
| Muvila | 83 | 278 | / |
| Muvala | 83 | 188 | / |
| Mivela | 83 | 3 | / |
| Muyuela | 77 | 306 | / |
| Mumpela | 77 | 150 | / |
| Mgubela | 77 | 103 | / |
| Muvalla | 77 | 88 | / |
| Muuvila | 77 | 39 | / |
| Muvilla | 77 | 32 | / |
| Muhuela | 77 | 22 | / |
| Musuela | 77 | 21 | / |
| Muvaila | 77 | 21 | / |
| Muvaala | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mauvala | 77 | 12 | / |
| Maubela | 77 | 11 | / |
| Moubela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mouvala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muuvala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mouwela | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mauwela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muwelha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mubelay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muvilia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muvalya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muvuila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muweela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mubeela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muweila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahuvala | 71 | 53 | / |
| Musweela | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mauhvala | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mouvelle | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mauvilay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moumpela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muuvalla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mahubela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mgubhela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mouvelou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moubeyla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mussuela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mubila | 67 | 2,928 | / |
| Muwala | 67 | 1,334 | / |
| Muwila | 67 | 971 | / |
| Muwele | 67 | 712 | / |
| Mubele | 67 | 434 | / |
| Mobela | 67 | 249 | / |
| Muchuelas | 67 | 208 | / |
| Mubelo | 67 | 158 | / |
| Mowela | 67 | 143 | / |
| Muvile | 67 | 73 | / |
| Muvili | 67 | 57 | / |
| Muwelo | 67 | 56 | / |
| Muweli | 67 | 56 | / |
| Muvolo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Miwela | 67 | 39 | / |
| Muwola | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mauvielle | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mouvillat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mivala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mubeli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muchuelaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mivelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meuvielle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mauvailay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mivila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muwely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muvalo | 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 Muvela
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