Mweleli Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mweleli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mweleli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya871:530,80326,276
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mweleli (37) may also be a first name.

Mweleli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mweleli is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweleli? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Mweleli is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweleli are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mweleli is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 37 people.

Mweleli is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 98 percent reside, Kitui County, where 1 percent reside and Machakos County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Mweleli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mweleli surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwelela861,118/
Mwileli86382/
Mwelele86180/
Mveleli8695/
Mbeleli864/
Mbelele711,580/
Mwalali71318/
Muelela71116/
Mwalele7188/
Mvelele7148/
Muelele7121/
Mwelile7111/
Mwilali7110/
Mwolele713/
Mwilela711/
Mwiloli711/
Mbyleli711/
Muhelela6714/
Mwailele679/
Mbhelele673/
M'Velele671/
Muelaali671/

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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 Mweleli
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