Mwangwela Surname
Approximately 485 people bear this surname
Mwangwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Tanzania | 91 | 1:581,776 | 36,762 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mwangwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwangwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwangwela occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwangwela.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwangwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 630,290th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwangwela are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Mwangwela is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Apart from Malawi Mwangwela occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangwala | 89 | 233 | / |
| Mwangweli | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mwangbela | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mwagwila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwasingwele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbanguela | 78 | 16 | / |
| Mwanguala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muangwilai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwakwila | 71 | 111 | / |
| Mbagbela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbaguela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikwila | 67 | 231 | / |
| Mbonguela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbanguele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwakwilay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbanguila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakwilya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbongbelah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muakuela | 59 | 27 | / |
| Mwakuila | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mvonguele | 56 | 48 | / |
| Mbonguele | 56 | 24 | / |
| Mbouguela | 56 | 6 | / |
| Mbonguila | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mboinguele | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbangbaile | 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 Mwangwela
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