Mwelu Surname
Approximately 7,648 people bear this surname
Mwelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,406 | 1:8,542 | 1,113 |
| DR Congo | 1,840 | 1:40,152 | 4,946 |
| Uganda | 282 | 1:138,437 | 12,557 |
| Tanzania | 98 | 1:540,221 | 34,788 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Mwelu (2,017) may also be a first name.
Mwelu Demographics
Mwelu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwelu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mwelu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwelu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 65,279th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 952,869 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwelu live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwelu is also the 168,228th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,017 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5,406 people, or 1 in 8,542. In Kenya Mwelu is most frequent in: Machakos County, where 40 percent live, Makueni County, where 28 percent live and Nairobi County, where 14 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Mwelu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mwelu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweluh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbelu | 80 | 30,778 | / |
| Mwilu | 80 | 16,036 | / |
| Muelu | 80 | 3,303 | / |
| Mwalu | 80 | 1,440 | / |
| Mvelu | 80 | 55 | / |
| M'Weylou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbelou | 73 | 447 | / |
| Mwailu | 73 | 217 | / |
| Mwaalu | 73 | 110 | / |
| Mbeluh | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mbhelu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mwillu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwalui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwaluy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwuilu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hmwolu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbeleu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwaluu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwaliu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwalau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwaleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvellu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwiliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwiluu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwilou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mveluh | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Walu | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Belou | 67 | 946 | / |
| Mwahalu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbelouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muehlau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwallau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueylou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moueleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyuu | 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 Mwelu
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