Mvelu Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Mvelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 54 | 1:980,400 | 45,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Mvelu (39) may also be a first name.
Mvelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mvelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mvelu is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mvelu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Mvelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mvelu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mvelu is also the 1,637,361st most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.
The last name Mvelu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 980,400. In Tanzania Mvelu is most common in: Njombe Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mvellu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mveluh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbelu | 80 | 30,778 | / |
| Mwelu | 80 | 7,648 | / |
| Muelu | 80 | 3,303 | / |
| Mvilu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mvalu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mvolu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbelou | 73 | 447 | / |
| Mvuilu | 73 | 75 | / |
| Mbielu | 73 | 36 | / |
| Mbhelu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mbeluh | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mbeleu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbgelu | 73 | 3 | / |
| M'Valu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmbelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweluh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mveloo | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Belou | 67 | 946 | / |
| Mbieleu | 67 | 258 | / |
| Mbelouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muehlau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueylou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moueleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeuleu | 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 Mvelu
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