Mweela Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Mweela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 192 | 1:82,552 | 6,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mweela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mweela is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mweela.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,185,157th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Mweela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 82,552. In Zambia Mweela is most common in: Southern Province, where 76 percent live, Central Province, where 22 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live. Other than Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwehela | 92 | 79 | / |
| Mwe'ela | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwela | 91 | 12,566 | / |
| Mweele | 83 | 211 | / |
| Mwella | 83 | 175 | / |
| Mhwela | 83 | 86 | / |
| Mwaela | 83 | 80 | / |
| Mwelea | 83 | 15 | / |
| Mwehla | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mmwela | 83 | 5 | / |
| M'Wela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwelia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mweelo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwelha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweeli | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbeela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwelas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweulya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwelasd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mweheli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwila | 73 | 124,383 | / |
| Muela | 73 | 21,651 | / |
| Mbela | 73 | 16,173 | / |
| Mwala | 73 | 15,665 | / |
| Mweli | 73 | 6,641 | / |
| Mwele | 73 | 3,747 | / |
| Mvela | 73 | 1,307 | / |
| Mwelo | 73 | 528 | / |
| Mwola | 73 | 120 | / |
| Mwely | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muelas | 67 | 7,075 | / |
| Mwaala | 67 | 1,597 | / |
| Mbeeli | 67 | 653 | / |
| Mwaila | 67 | 647 | / |
| Mwahla | 67 | 440 | / |
| Mvella | 67 | 388 | / |
| Mmwala | 67 | 366 | / |
| Mwalla | 67 | 223 | / |
| Mouela | 67 | 219 | / |
| Mbelai | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mwalaa | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mwalea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mwehle | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mwolla | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mwalia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mwalai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mwilla | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwilai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwilay | 67 | 9 | / |
| 'Muela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbeele | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwilah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwalah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muelay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwelii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhwelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwaisella | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mmbela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muetla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwilaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwalau | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Bela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbelea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwayla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbelia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweali | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Vela | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Wala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbhela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwehlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwelie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvelas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmwila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muelah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muelea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muelya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelaa | 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 Mweela
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