Mwambelo Surname
Approximately 954 people bear this surname
Mwambelo Surname User-submission:
The surname Mwambelo or Mwambela means 'madness', 'crazy'.
Mwambelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Tanzania | 454 | 1:116,611 | 11,160 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mwambelo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Mwambelo or Mwambela means 'madness', 'crazy'.
- lwitikomwamveloMwambelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwambelo is found most in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambelo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 375,258th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,638,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambelo are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Outside of Malawi it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 48 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambela | 88 | 2,708 | / |
| Mwambalo | 88 | 196 | / |
| Mwambilo | 88 | 13 | / |
| Mbambelo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Muambelo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwembelo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwambala | 75 | 3,783 | / |
| Mwambila | 75 | 2,337 | / |
| Mwambola | 75 | 2,156 | / |
| Mwembela | 75 | 554 | / |
| Mwombela | 75 | 284 | / |
| Mbambela | 75 | 240 | / |
| Mwamwela | 75 | 135 | / |
| Muambilo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mbombelo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwamuela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbambilo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muombelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mweembela | 71 | 232 | / |
| Mwambilya | 71 | 186 | / |
| Mwambolla | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwambolah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwambilia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwembeela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbambelah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muambila | 63 | 1,253 | / |
| Mbombela | 63 | 953 | / |
| Mbambila | 63 | 250 | / |
| Mvembela | 63 | 77 | / |
| Muambala | 63 | 68 | / |
| Muembela | 63 | 48 | / |
| Mwombola | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mwembala | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbamuela | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mvombolo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwoombola | 59 | 84 | / |
| Muhombela | 59 | 4 | / |
| Mwamwilah | 59 | 3 | / |
| Mbambaila | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mboumbela | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mwamwila'a | 56 | 1 | / |
| Muanvela | 50 | 2 | / |
| Muanbila | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muamuila | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbombilo | 50 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Mwambelo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis