Mwachela Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Mwachela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 92 | 1:172,282 | 11,887 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
Mwachela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwachela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwachela has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwachela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,839,022nd most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwachela are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwachela is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 172,282. In Zambia Mwachela is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaichela | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwashela | 88 | 1,443 | / |
| Mwachala | 88 | 994 | / |
| Mwachola | 88 | 5 | / |
| Mwachila | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mwachalla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwazela | 80 | 207 | / |
| Mwasela | 80 | 186 | / |
| Mwakela | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mbacela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwashellah | 78 | 9 | / |
| Mwaisela | 75 | 1,253 | / |
| Mwachilo | 75 | 256 | / |
| Mwachili | 75 | 214 | / |
| Mwashila | 75 | 111 | / |
| Mwaikela | 75 | 76 | / |
| Mbochela | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mwachile | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwachalo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbashela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbachila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaselah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muhashela | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mwaushila | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mwaichile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbasela | 67 | 2,872 | / |
| Mwakila | 67 | 2,097 | / |
| Mwazila | 67 | 110 | / |
| Mvakela | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mwasila | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mwogela | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mbazela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwajila | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwagele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwakelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbajela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaxela | 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
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- 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 Mwachela
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