Mwelya Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Mwelya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Mwelya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwelya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwelya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwelya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwelya live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwilya | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mwelea | 83 | 15 | / |
| Mwelye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwelaija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalayja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwilye | 67 | 1,081 | / |
| Muelea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwelie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalija | 62 | 995 | / |
| Mbeleha | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mwaalye | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mwilija | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mwelehi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mwaluija | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwalijah | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwailija | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwalahayi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbelaheyi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwilie | 50 | 48 | / |
| Mwalie | 50 | 25 | / |
| Muilja | 50 | 9 | / |
| Mbeleo | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mwileo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muelie | 50 | 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 Mwelya
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