Mwanjele Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanjele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanjele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Mwanjele Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwanjele Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mwanjele is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanjele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwanjele is the 1,581,912th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwanjele reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 375,446. In Kenya Mwanjele is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 97 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside and Kwale County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Mwanjele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwanjele last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanjel9351/
Mwasenjele894/
Mwanjela881,404/
Mwansele88719/
Mwanjile88578/
Mwanyele8854/
Mwangele8854/
Mwenjele884/
Mwanzele882/
Mwanchele829/
Mwanyel801/
Mwanjil801/
Mwasengele781/
Mwansile751,163/
Mwanjila75994/
Mbanyele75403/
Mwangile75254/
Mwanyela7596/
Mbangele7516/
Mwanzela7510/
Mwanzile756/
Muanzele754/
Mwanyile754/
Mbansele751/
Mwangeli751/
Mwanjili751/
Mwansela751/
Mvangele751/
Muangele751/
Mbhanyele7174/
Mwanshile7131/
Mmbanyele711/
Mbaungele711/
Mwasengile671/
Mvangel671/
Mwongel671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwanjele
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