Mwameli Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Mwameli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 165 | 1:279,878 | 18,255 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Mwameli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwameli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwameli has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwameli? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwameli is the 1,338,236th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname Mwameli occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwameli live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 279,878. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwamela | 86 | 84 | / |
| Mwamili | 86 | 84 | / |
| Mwamali | 86 | 57 | / |
| Mwemeli | 86 | 56 | / |
| Mwamele | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mbhameli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwammela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwamale | 71 | 275 | / |
| Mwamole | 71 | 73 | / |
| Mwamila | 71 | 72 | / |
| Muamili | 71 | 19 | / |
| Muhammetli | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwemali | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwamile | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mvamela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbamili | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwomela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhemeli | 67 | 129 | / |
| Mwammale | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mwaimale | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwamilay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwamalaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamhole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamhile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbamailai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muamila | 57 | 21 | / |
| Mvamila | 57 | 15 | / |
| Mbomele | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mvomela | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mbamile | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mwomole | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muhamila | 53 | 301 | / |
| Mveimela | 53 | 2 | / |
| Muamuila | 53 | 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 Mwameli
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