Mwayela Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwayela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwayela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8131:65,1196,897
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Mwayela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwayela is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwayela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 424,982nd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. Mwayela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayela are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 813 people, or 1 in 65,119. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 66 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 24 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in China, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwayla922/
Mwayele86500/
Mwayila86231/
Mwawela86104/
Mbayela8657/
Mwayala8648/
Mwiyela8618/
Mwayola8617/
Mwajela864/
Mwauela861/
Mwaihela8091/
Mwaiyola804/
Mwaila77647/
Mwaula77459/
Mwalea7727/
Mwaeli771/
Mwayle771/
Mwaisella753/
Mbeyela711,860/
Mbowela71542/
Mwayole71222/
Mwiyola7178/
Mwahula7170/
Mweyeli7168/
Mwayuli7151/
Mwayule7144/
Mbayila7123/
Mbayala7123/
Mbayele7113/
Mwiyala719/
Mweyola717/
Mwajila715/
Mwayili715/
Mwajala713/
Mboyela712/
Mwawelo712/
Mbiyela712/
Muaylla711/
Mbajela711/
Mwejela711/
Mwijala711/
Mwayulo711/
Mweyele711/
Mwiyele711/
Mbaylaï711/
Mbayola711/
Muaylah711/
Muhayla711/
Mvayola711/
Mwayile711/
Mwayolo711/
Mwoyola711/
Muayele711/
Mwailah711/
Mbayeli711/
Mwale67314,945/
Mwaihola67774/
Mbeyella678/
Mweihala676/
Mwailaph675/
Mbowella673/
Mwaillah671/
Muhayila671/
Mwajulia671/
Mwaiyole671/

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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 Mwayela
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