Mwelwe Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwelwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwelwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479

Mwelwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwelwe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwelwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwelwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Mwelwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwelwe live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwelwee921/
Mwelwa8359,361/
Mwilwe83123/
Mbelwe837/
Mweelwa77128/
Muellwe773/
Muellwer711/
Muheilwe711/
Mwilwa672,088/
Muelwa6741/
Mbelbe672/
Mwlwai671/
Mwilwi671/
Muhilwe622/
Muehlwisch501/
Muilwa501/
Mwilue501/
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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 Mwelwe
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