Mwelema Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Mwelema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 62 | 1:744,837 | 30,879 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwelema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwelema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwelema is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwelema? popularity and diffusion
Mwelema is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwelema are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwelema is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbelema | 86 | 1,681 | / |
| Mwelemi | 86 | 155 | / |
| Mweleme | 86 | 62 | / |
| Mwalema | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mwelima | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwelemo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwelama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muhelema | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwilima | 71 | 2,747 | / |
| Mwalima | 71 | 165 | / |
| Muilema | 71 | 93 | / |
| Mwilemo | 71 | 82 | / |
| Mwilama | 71 | 80 | / |
| Mbeleme | 71 | 50 | / |
| Mwalama | 71 | 44 | / |
| Mwiloma | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mbelemo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwelamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbelemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaloma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwailima | 67 | 379 | / |
| Mwailemi | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mwillima | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mouelima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbelemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muelamai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbilima | 57 | 1,637 | / |
| Mwalimo | 57 | 946 | / |
| Mwilomo | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mvalama | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mwilamo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbelimo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muilama | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbuilima | 53 | 172 | / |
| Mwailomo | 53 | 70 | / |
| Muilamai | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mouelime | 53 | 1 | / |
| M'Belime | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwelema
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