Mwaela Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Mwaela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
Mwaela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaela is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,106,139th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Mwaela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaela are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 679,116. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya Mwaela occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwahela | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mwala | 91 | 15,665 | / |
| Mwela | 91 | 12,566 | / |
| Mwaala | 83 | 1,597 | / |
| Mwahla | 83 | 440 | / |
| Mmwala | 83 | 366 | / |
| Mwalla | 83 | 223 | / |
| Mweela | 83 | 200 | / |
| Mhwela | 83 | 86 | / |
| Mwalaa | 83 | 71 | / |
| Mwalea | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mwalia | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mwelea | 83 | 15 | / |
| Mwalai | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mwehla | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mmwela | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mbaela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwalah | 83 | 4 | / |
| M'Wela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwelia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mwalau | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwalha | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Wala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwalay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwelha | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Mwala | 77 | 392 | / |
| Mwahala | 77 | 134 | / |
| Mwahila | 77 | 118 | / |
| Mwallah | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mhwahla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwaalaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwalaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwallau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muela | 73 | 21,651 | / |
| Mwalo | 73 | 2,500 | / |
| Mvela | 73 | 1,307 | / |
| Mvala | 73 | 1,023 | / |
| Mwelo | 73 | 528 | / |
| Mwola | 73 | 120 | / |
| Mvella | 67 | 388 | / |
| Mwallo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mwolla | 67 | 17 | / |
| Muaila | 67 | 7 | / |
| 'Muela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mvalla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhwelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muelay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muaala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mweelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwalei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Vela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muelea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaloh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwehlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muelya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muelah | 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 Mwaela
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