Muyelele Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muyelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muyelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2971:155,48812,325
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Muyelele Last Name Facts

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

Muyelele is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muyelele? popularity and diffusion

Muyelele is the 855,216th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muyelele reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Muyelele is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 155,488. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 60 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 34 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Muyelele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muelele9321/
Myelele931/
Mayelele8878/
Mauelele8818/
Mujelele881/
Muhjelele821/
Moulele80335/
Maulele809/
Myeleli801/
Maelele801/
Mielele801/
Moelele801/
Mawelele751,068/
Mojelele75171/
Majelele758/
Mahulele752/
Mauelela752/
Mayalele752/
Mehalele751/
Meyelile751/
Moulelet751/
Meileles751/
Mayelela751/
Maheelele713/
Mahwelele711/
Meallelea711/
Moulela67185/
Mailele67180/
Maulela6714/
Maleale675/
Meulela672/
Meuleul671/
Moilele671/
Moeleli671/
Moyelittle671/
Mouleli671/

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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 Muyelele
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