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 last name Mwameli is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwameli? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,338,236th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwameli are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 279,878. In Kenya Mwameli is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs 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 | / |
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
- 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
- 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