Mwelesa Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Mwelesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 180 | 1:256,555 | 17,284 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
Mwelesa (15) may also be a first name.
Mwelesa Demographics
Mwelesa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwelesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwelesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwelesa is found most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwelesa? popularity and diffusion
Mwelesa is the 1,248,410th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Mwelesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwelesa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwelesa is also the 2,900,335th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 256,555. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 48 percent live, Nairobi County, where 45 percent live and Vihiga County, where 5 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Mwelesa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwelesha | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mwelsa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbelesa | 86 | 438 | / |
| Mweleza | 86 | 281 | / |
| Mwalesa | 86 | 132 | / |
| Mwelese | 86 | 12 | / |
| Muelesa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwolesa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbelesha | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mwelesho | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mhweleza | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mweletsi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbelessa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muhelesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaelasa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwalesha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwelasha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweleshi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwolsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwelaisha | 75 | 204 | / |
| Mwelaysha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbelese | 71 | 101 | / |
| Mwalisa | 71 | 98 | / |
| Mwalasa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mwaleso | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mbeleza | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwelezo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mvelese | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwaleza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mueleza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwelaza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbelisa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwolisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvelasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbeleshi | 67 | 193 | / |
| Mwalasha | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mwaaleza | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mwalisha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbhelesi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muholesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbelesse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwaliasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalesho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelease | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeleaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelegia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelezau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwelaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwelisie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwilisia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvelease | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwailasa | 67 | 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 Mwelesa
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