Mweela Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mweela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mweela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1921:82,5526,971
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mweela Last Name Facts

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

Mweela occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,185,157th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name Mweela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mweela is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 82,552. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 76 percent are found, Central Province, where 22 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwehela9279/
Mwe'ela921/
Mwela9112,566/
Mweele83211/
Mwella83175/
Mhwela8386/
Mwaela8380/
Mwelea8315/
Mwehla835/
Mmwela835/
M'Wela834/
Mwelia833/
Mweelo832/
Mwelha831/
Mweeli831/
Mbeela831/
Mwelas831/
Mweulya772/
Mwelasd771/
Mweheli771/
Mwila73124,383/
Muela7321,651/
Mbela7316,173/
Mwala7315,665/
Mweli736,641/
Mwele733,747/
Mvela731,307/
Mwelo73528/
Mwola73120/
Mwely732/
Muelas677,075/
Mwaala671,597/
Mbeeli67653/
Mwaila67647/
Mwahla67440/
Mvella67388/
Mmwala67366/
Mwalla67223/
Mouela67219/
Mbelai67131/
Mwalaa6771/
Mwalea6727/
Mwehle6720/
Mwolla6717/
Mwalia6716/
Mwalai6712/
Mwilla6711/
Mwilai679/
Mwilay679/
'Muela676/
Mbeele675/
Mwilah675/
Mwalah674/
Muelay674/
Mwelii674/
Mhwelo674/
Mwaisella673/
Mmbela673/
Muetla673/
Mwilaa672/
Mwalau672/
M'Bela672/
Mbelea672/
Mwayla672/
Mbelia672/
Mmuela671/
Mweali671/
M'Vela671/
M'Wala671/
Mbhela671/
Mwoelo671/
Mwalay671/
Mweule671/
Mwehlo671/
Mwelie671/
Mvelas671/
Mmwila671/
Muelah671/
Muelea671/
Mbeila671/
Mwalha671/
Mweles671/
Muelya671/
Mbelay671/
Mbelaa671/

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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
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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 Mweela
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