Mvela Surname

292,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mvela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8311:63,7086,776
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
South Africa1971:275,01427,210
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608

Mvela (21) may also be a first name.

Mvela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mvela is most common in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 292,450th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,575,781 people. The surname Mvela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvela reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Mvela is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 831 people, or 1 in 63,708. In Tanzania Mvela is most common in: Njombe Region, where 31 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 29 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mvela is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Mvela Last Name Statistics demography

Mvela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.71% less than the national average, earning R 95,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvella91388/
Mvelas911/
M'Vela911/
Mvellah8324/
Muela8021,651/
Mbela8016,173/
Mwela8012,566/
Mvila804,330/
Mvele802,768/
Mvala801,023/
Mvelo80331/
Mveli80257/
Mvola80224/
Nvela8089/
Mvelé801/
Muelas737,075/
Mvelle73221/
Mouela73219/
Mweela73200/
Mbeula73164/
Mbelai73131/
M'Vila7391/
Mvuila7389/
Mhwela7386/
Mwaela7380/
Mbehla7328/
Mwelea7315/
Mbiela7315/
'Muela736/
Mvilla736/
Mwehla735/
Mmwela735/
Mbelya735/
Mvalla734/
M'Wela734/
Muelay734/
Mbgela734/
Mmbela733/
Muetla733/
Mwelia733/
Mbelas732/
Mbelea732/
Mbelia732/
Nvelah732/
M'Vele732/
M'Bela732/
Mvoila732/
Mbelga731/
Mbetla731/
Mwelas731/
Nvella731/
Mmuela731/
Mwelha731/
Mvolla731/
Mmvila731/
Mbesla731/
Mbelay731/
Mbelap731/
Mbelaa731/
Mbeela731/
Mbhela731/
Muelah731/
Muelea731/
Mveloo731/
Mbeila731/
Mvello731/
Muelya731/
Mouehla6795/
Mwehela6779/
Mempila6734/
M'Mbela6721/
Mouelha6710/
Mbehlai675/
Mveller674/
M'Vilas674/
M'Villa672/
Mweulya672/
Mbhehla671/
Muhelya671/
Mmvalya671/
Mbeulah671/
Mwe'ela671/
Mbelahe671/
Mouelas671/
Mmouela671/
Mvelley671/
Muehlau671/
Mwelasd671/
Mbeulla671/

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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 Mvela
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