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
Mwaela occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Mwaela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaela reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common 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 live. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.
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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