Mwelelo Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Mwelelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 237 | 1:223,382 | 18,549 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwelelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwelelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwelelo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwelelo? popularity and diffusion
Mwelelo is the 1,052,587th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwelelo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 223,382. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 76 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 22 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwelela | 86 | 1,118 | / |
| Mbelelo | 86 | 241 | / |
| Mwilelo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mvelelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwalelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbelela | 71 | 498 | / |
| Mwililo | 71 | 188 | / |
| Mwalela | 71 | 160 | / |
| Muelela | 71 | 116 | / |
| Mwalalo | 71 | 43 | / |
| Mwalilo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwolela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mvalelo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwilela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhelela | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwololo | 57 | 6,308 | / |
| Mwalala | 57 | 595 | / |
| Mwilola | 57 | 380 | / |
| Mwalolo | 57 | 345 | / |
| Mwalola | 57 | 184 | / |
| Mwilila | 57 | 75 | / |
| Mwalila | 57 | 54 | / |
| Mbilela | 57 | 48 | / |
| Mwilolo | 57 | 43 | / |
| Mvalela | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mwailolo | 53 | 416 | / |
| Mwalyala | 53 | 181 | / |
| Mwalaila | 53 | 53 | / |
| Mwaalila | 53 | 19 | / |
| Mbailela | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mbililou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwiluila | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muhalela | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwililia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwilalia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwailala | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwailaila | 50 | 17 | / |
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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 Mwelelo
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