Mwelea Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Mwelea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mwelea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwelea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwelea is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwelea? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwelea is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwelea live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwelea is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Mwelea is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 69 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Malawi, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Mwelea
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