Mwehela Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Mwehela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 78 | 1:678,739 | 39,598 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwehela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwehela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwehela has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwehela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwehela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwehela live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania Mwehela is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 94 percent are found, Geita Region, where 5 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweela | 92 | 200 | / |
| Mwehla | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mweheli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwe'ela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwela | 83 | 12,566 | / |
| Mwhla | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mweele | 77 | 211 | / |
| Mwella | 77 | 175 | / |
| Mhwela | 77 | 86 | / |
| Mwehle | 77 | 20 | / |
| Mwelea | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mmwela | 77 | 5 | / |
| M'Wela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwelia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mweelo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mweeli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbeela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbhela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwelha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwelas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwehlo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwla | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbehelo | 71 | 202 | / |
| Mouehla | 71 | 95 | / |
| Mbehele | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mbehlai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mweulya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muehlau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwelasd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbeheli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbhehla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhelya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwila | 67 | 124,383 | / |
| Muela | 67 | 21,651 | / |
| Mbela | 67 | 16,173 | / |
| Mweli | 67 | 6,641 | / |
| Mwele | 67 | 3,747 | / |
| Mvela | 67 | 1,307 | / |
| Mwelo | 67 | 528 | / |
| Muehlgay | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mwely | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvhla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muehlaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwlee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwlia | 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 Mwehela
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