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 has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,072nd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,097,357 people. This last name is predominantly 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 frequently used first name at a global level, held by 291 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,974 people, or 1 in 10,892. In South Africa Mweli is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 63 percent are found, Gauteng, where 14 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Mweli occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

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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