Mwamela Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Mwamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 73 | 1:632,601 | 28,796 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwamela Demographics
Mwamela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwamela is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,047,559th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Mwamela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamela reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 632,601. In Kenya Mwamela is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 93 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Mwamela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwamela surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwammela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwamelo | 86 | 416 | / |
| Mwameli | 86 | 167 | / |
| Mwamala | 86 | 161 | / |
| Mbamela | 86 | 137 | / |
| Mwamila | 86 | 72 | / |
| Mwemela | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mwamele | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mvamela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwomela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwamilay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwamalaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbomela | 71 | 164 | / |
| Muamala | 71 | 136 | / |
| Mwamolo | 71 | 114 | / |
| Mbamila | 71 | 111 | / |
| Mwamili | 71 | 84 | / |
| Muamila | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mvamila | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mvomela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwamile | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muemela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwemala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwamilo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhamila | 67 | 301 | / |
| Mboumela | 67 | 79 | / |
| Muhemela | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mveimela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbhameli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muamuila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhamala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamhile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhamilah | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mbamailai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhaemilah | 59 | 11 | / |
| Muhammetli | 59 | 7 | / |
| Mbamilo | 57 | 80 | / |
| Muamili | 57 | 19 | / |
| Mbomele | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mbamile | 57 | 3 | / |
| Muamalo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbamili | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muhemelo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mwemolio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muomuila | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muomaalah | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Mwamela
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