Mwelasi Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mwelasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwelasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwelasi Last Name Facts

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

Mwelasi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwelasi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwelasi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Mwelasi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwelasi reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa Mwelasi is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Mwelasi Last Name Statistics demography

Mwelasi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.51% less than the national average, earning R 55,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwelashi931/
Mwelase867,765/
Mwalasi86215/
Mvelasi86110/
Mwelazi8610/
Mbelasi864/
Muelasi861/
Mwilasi861/
Mwalyasi8054/
Mwelachi8033/
Mweladzi8020/
Muelashi804/
Mwailasi802/
Mwaliasi801/
Mbelassi801/
Mwelasha801/
Mvelasie801/
Mwelashe801/
Mweleshi801/
Mwelaisha75204/
Mwalyashi752/
Mwelaysha751/
Mvelase7118,845/
Muelase71103/
Mwelezi7157/
Mwelese7112/
Mvelazi7112/
Mwalase713/
Mbelase713/
Mwelaze712/
Mwelaza712/
Mwelage711/
Mvelasa711/
Mwelose711/
Muelagi711/
Mbilasi711/
Mwolosi711/
Mvelashe67295/
Mwalyosi67122/
Mvalashi6734/
Mwaleshi6719/
Mwailase672/
Mbelashe671/
Mvelaase671/
Mbelease671/
Muelashe671/
Mveelase671/
Mwilachi671/
Mwailasa671/
Mwailagi671/
Mvelaese671/
Mvelease671/
Mvellase671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwelasi
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