Mwelela Surname

331,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwelela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwelela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9381:56,4416,141
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Zambia241:660,41325,715

Mwelela (28) may also be a first name.

Mwelela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwelela is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwelela? popularity and diffusion

Mwelela is the 331,076th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,518,377 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwelela reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 28 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 938 people, or 1 in 56,441. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 32 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 29 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 16 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Mwelela Last Name Statistics demography

Mwelela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.14% less than the national average, earning R 92,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbelela86498/
Mwelelo86238/
Mwelele86180/
Mwalela86160/
Muelela86116/
Mweleli8695/
Mwolela864/
Mwilela861/
Muhelela8014/
Mbelele711,580/
Mwileli71382/
Mwilola71380/
Mbelelo71241/
Mwalola71184/
Mveleli7195/
Mwilila7175/
Mwalila7154/
Mvelele7148/
Mbilela7148/
Muelele7121/
Mwelile7111/
Mbeleli714/
Mwilelo714/
Mvalela712/
Mwalelo711/
Mvelelo711/
Mwalyala67181/
Mwaalila6719/
Mwailele679/
Mbailela674/
Mbhelele673/
Mwiluila671/
Muhalela671/
M'Velele671/
Mwililia671/

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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 Mwelela
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