Mwalela Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Mwalela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 78 | 1:678,739 | 39,598 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zambia | 16 | 1:990,620 | 29,787 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Mwalela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwalela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mwalela.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,374,607th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalela reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania Mwalela is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 99 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 39 percent reside and Zambia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwelela | 86 | 1,118 | / |
| Mwalala | 86 | 595 | / |
| Mwalola | 86 | 184 | / |
| Mbalela | 86 | 161 | / |
| Mwalele | 86 | 88 | / |
| Mwalila | 86 | 54 | / |
| Mwolela | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mvalela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwalelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyala | 80 | 181 | / |
| Mwalaila | 80 | 53 | / |
| Mwaalila | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mwailele | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mwaulila | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mbailela | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muhalela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbolela | 71 | 4,696 | / |
| Mwalili | 71 | 1,707 | / |
| Mbalila | 71 | 590 | / |
| Mwalolo | 71 | 345 | / |
| Mwelelo | 71 | 238 | / |
| Mwalile | 71 | 234 | / |
| Muelela | 71 | 116 | / |
| Mwalalo | 71 | 43 | / |
| Mualala | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mualila | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mwalilo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mbalelo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mvalala | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwolele | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mvalelo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbalele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mualele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwailolo | 67 | 416 | / |
| Mwalyolo | 67 | 260 | / |
| Muhelela | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwaliolo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbaluila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbaleelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mualilah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbholela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalelyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwailala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboulela | 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 Mwalela
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