Mwelo Surname
Approximately 528 people bear this surname
Mwelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 465 | 1:158,881 | 16,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | 1:22,309 | 4,345 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwelo (71) may also be a first name.
Mwelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwelo is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwelo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwelo is the 590,896th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mwelo are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 71 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 465 people, or 1 in 158,881. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhwelo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mweelo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwehlo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwoelo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwela | 80 | 12,566 | / |
| Mbelo | 80 | 2,872 | / |
| Mwalo | 80 | 2,500 | / |
| Muelo | 80 | 834 | / |
| Mwolo | 80 | 632 | / |
| Mwilo | 80 | 364 | / |
| Mvelo | 80 | 331 | / |
| M'Weylou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbelou | 73 | 447 | / |
| Mweela | 73 | 200 | / |
| Mwella | 73 | 175 | / |
| Mbealo | 73 | 110 | / |
| Mhwela | 73 | 86 | / |
| Mwaela | 73 | 80 | / |
| Mwoloi | 73 | 68 | / |
| Mwallo | 73 | 49 | / |
| Mouelo | 73 | 29 | / |
| Mwollo | 73 | 24 | / |
| Muelot | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mbhelo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwillo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwailo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwehla | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mmwela | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbeloh | 73 | 4 | / |
| M'Belo | 73 | 4 | / |
| M'Wela | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mmbelo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwelia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwalio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mveloo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaloi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaloh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwelas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwilou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaalo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muelos | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Wolo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwelha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwilyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwilio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvello | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Belou | 67 | 946 | / |
| Mbehelo | 67 | 202 | / |
| Mwehela | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mweulya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbelouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwalloh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhwahlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwelasd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwe'ela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueylou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeillo | 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
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- 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 Mwelo
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