Mwamelo Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Mwamelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 413 | 1:128,188 | 12,040 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwamelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwamelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwamelo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwamelo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamelo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 706,244th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamelo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 128,188. In Tanzania Mwamelo is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 81 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwamolo | 86 | 114 | / |
| Mwamela | 86 | 84 | / |
| Mwamilo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwammela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwamala | 71 | 161 | / |
| Mbamela | 71 | 137 | / |
| Mbamilo | 71 | 80 | / |
| Mwamila | 71 | 72 | / |
| Mwemela | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mwomela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muamalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvamela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhemelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwemolio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbomela | 57 | 164 | / |
| Muamala | 57 | 136 | / |
| Mbamila | 57 | 111 | / |
| Muamila | 57 | 21 | / |
| Mvamila | 57 | 15 | / |
| Mvomela | 57 | 5 | / |
| Muemela | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwemala | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muhamila | 53 | 301 | / |
| Mboumela | 53 | 79 | / |
| Muhemela | 53 | 20 | / |
| Mveimela | 53 | 2 | / |
| Muamuila | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muhamala | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muhamilah | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mvoumalou | 50 | 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 Mwamelo
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