Mwanjela Surname
Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname
Mwanjela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,400 | 1:37,815 | 4,361 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Mwanjela (10) may also be a first name.
Mwanjela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanjela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwanjela is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanjela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 276,219th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,190,560 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanjela are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,400 people, or 1 in 37,815. In Tanzania Mwanjela is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 57 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanjelah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjila | 88 | 994 | / |
| Mwangela | 88 | 581 | / |
| Mwanjele | 88 | 129 | / |
| Mwanyela | 88 | 96 | / |
| Mwanzela | 88 | 10 | / |
| Mwanjelo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwansela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwamjela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwangella | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mwongela | 75 | 9,401 | / |
| Mwangila | 75 | 1,142 | / |
| Mwanjile | 75 | 578 | / |
| Mwanyila | 75 | 275 | / |
| Mbangela | 75 | 234 | / |
| Mwanyelo | 75 | 215 | / |
| Mbanyela | 75 | 103 | / |
| Mwanyele | 75 | 54 | / |
| Muanjelo | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mwenjila | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mwanjilo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Muanzela | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwanzila | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbansela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbonjela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanzelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbanjila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjili | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisengela | 74 | 331 | / |
| Mwamnyila | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mwoongela | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwongella | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbhanyela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbhansela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwongelah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanshila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwahangila | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Mwanjela
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