Mwashela Surname
Approximately 1,443 people bear this surname
Mwashela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,441 | 1:36,739 | 4,264 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mwashela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwashela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwashela is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwashela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 270,292nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,050,274 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwashela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,441 people, or 1 in 36,739. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 62 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 38 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasela | 93 | 186 | / |
| Mwashellah | 89 | 9 | / |
| Mwaisela | 88 | 1,253 | / |
| Mwashala | 88 | 1,036 | / |
| Mwashila | 88 | 111 | / |
| Mwachela | 88 | 101 | / |
| Mwaselah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbashela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwashele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muhashela | 82 | 41 | / |
| Mwaushila | 82 | 26 | / |
| Mwashalla | 82 | 13 | / |
| Mwaichela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbasela | 80 | 2,872 | / |
| Mwasele | 80 | 503 | / |
| Mwesela | 80 | 212 | / |
| Mwasala | 80 | 209 | / |
| Mwazela | 80 | 207 | / |
| Mwasila | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mwaseli | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwasola | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwashehele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwashile | 75 | 221 | / |
| Mbashila | 75 | 41 | / |
| Muashala | 75 | 41 | / |
| Mwasalla | 75 | 11 | / |
| Mwaiselo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mwaisala | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mwasyola | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwashalo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwachila | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mwashilo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwasilaha | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mbashilya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwaishile | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwasallah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasile | 67 | 6,984 | / |
| Mwasili | 67 | 237 | / |
| Mbosela | 67 | 128 | / |
| Muasala | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mbasele | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mwazele | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbasila | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mbaseli | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbazela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwasalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muasele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbacela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaxela | 67 | 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 Mwashela
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