Mwela Surname

41,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwela Surname Definition:

Mwela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wind.

Mwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,9901:9,2471,139
Tanzania1,8101:29,2503,491
Zambia1,4141:11,2091,294
Malawi8631:19,8373,086
Kenya2201:209,90915,013
Zimbabwe1581:97,71013,813
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mwela (1,175) may also be a first name.

Mwela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wind.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwela Last Name Facts

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

Mwela is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwela is the 41,537th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 579,942 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwela reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 231,625th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,175 people.

The surname Mwela is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 7,990 people, or 1 in 9,247. Barring The DR Congo Mwela is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Zambia, where 11 percent reside.

Mwela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mwela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.19% less than the national average, earning R 182,520 per year and in United States they earn 79.29% less than the national average, earning $8,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweela91200/
Mwella91175/
Mhwela9186/
Mwaela9180/
Mwelea9115/
Mmwela915/
Mwehla915/
M'Wela914/
Mwelia913/
Mwelha911/
Mwelas911/
Mwehela8379/
Mweulya832/
Mwe'ela831/
Mwelasd831/
Mwila80124,383/
Muela8021,651/
Mbela8016,173/
Mwala8015,665/
Mweli806,641/
Mwele803,747/
Mvela801,307/
Mwelo80528/
Mwola80120/
Mwely802/
Muelas737,075/
Mwaala731,597/
Mwaila73647/
Mwahla73440/
Mvella73388/
Mmwala73366/
Mwalla73223/
Mouela73219/
Mweele73211/
Mbelai73131/
Mwalaa7371/
Mwalea7327/
Mwehle7320/
Mwolla7317/
Mwalia7316/
Mwalai7312/
Mwilla7311/
Mwilai739/
Mwilay739/
'Muela736/
Mwilah735/
Mwalah734/
Mhwelo734/
Mwelii734/
Muelay734/
Mmbela733/
Muetla733/
Mwalau732/
M'Bela732/
Mweelo732/
Mwilaa732/
Mbelea732/
Mbelia732/
Mwayla732/
Mbeila731/
Mwalha731/
Mweles731/
Muelya731/
M'Vela731/
M'Wala731/
Mbhela731/
Mbeela731/
Mbelaa731/
Mbelay731/
Mmwila731/
Mweali731/
Mwoelo731/
Mwalay731/
Mweeli731/
Mweule731/
Mwehlo731/
Mwelie731/
Mvelas731/
Mmuela731/
Muelah731/
Muelea731/
Mwaisella713/
M'Mwala67392/
Mwahala67134/
Mouehla6795/
Mvellah6724/
M'Mbela6721/
Mwallah6716/
Mouelha6710/
Mbehlai675/
Mhwahla672/
Mwollah671/
Muhelya671/
Mwaalaa671/
Mbhehla671/
Mouelas671/
Mmouela671/
Mwalaha671/
Mwailah671/
Mwallau671/
Mweheli671/
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  • 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwela
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