Mweli Surname

74,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mweli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mweli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,9741:10,8921,363
DR Congo8351:88,47910,091
Tanzania5981:88,5318,952
Swaziland2021:6,427396
England71:7,959,723202,100
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mweli (291) may also be a first name.

Mweli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mweli is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mweli.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweli? popularity and diffusion

Mweli is the 74,072nd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,097,357 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweli live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mweli is also the 517,703rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 291 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,974 people, or 1 in 10,892. In South Africa Mweli is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 63 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Mweli Last Name Statistics demography

Mweli earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.12% less than the national average, earning R 135,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwelii914/
Mwelia913/
Mwelie911/
Mweeli911/
Mweali911/
Mwaeli911/
Mwelli911/
Mwellhi834/
Mweheli831/
Mwela8012,566/
Mwali805,025/
Mwele803,747/
Mbeli803,515/
Mwili801,714/
Mueli80287/
Mveli80257/
Mwely802/
Mbeeli73653/
Moueli73475/
Mweele73211/
Mweela73200/
Mbelai73131/
Mhwela7386/
Mwoloi7368/
Mwilie7348/
Mwelle7332/
Mwalie7325/
Mwalii7320/
Mwehle7320/
Mwelea7315/
Mwalai7312/
Mwilai739/
Mwalli737/
Mwalui735/
Mwehla735/
Mmwela735/
M'Wela734/
Mbheli733/
Mwalei732/
Mwaali732/
Muelis732/
Mwwali731/
Mwaliy731/
Mwaloi731/
Mwelly731/
Mhwali731/
Mbehli731/
Mbelei731/
Mweule731/
Mwelha731/
Mweles731/
Mwolli731/
Mwaili731/
Muelie731/
Mwilio731/
Mbeali731/
Mouelhi67985/
Mwehela6779/
Muelich676/
Mbehlai675/
Mwahali674/
Mouelid673/
Mouheli672/
Mwallie671/
Mwe'ela671/
Mouelei671/
Mbeheli671/
Mbhelli671/

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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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  • 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 Mweli
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