Mwengela Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Mwengela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Mwengela (316) may also be a first name.
Mwengela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwengela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwengela has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwengela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwengela is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Mwengela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mwengela live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 494,051st most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 316 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwengelea | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwengaela | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwengele | 88 | 816 | / |
| Mbengela | 88 | 266 | / |
| Mwengelo | 88 | 21 | / |
| Mwensela | 88 | 21 | / |
| Muengela | 88 | 21 | / |
| Mwengeli | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwenzela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwengila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwingela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbengele | 75 | 1,284 | / |
| Mwingila | 75 | 288 | / |
| Muengele | 75 | 144 | / |
| Mwenzila | 75 | 63 | / |
| Mbengila | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mbingela | 75 | 22 | / |
| Mwenjila | 75 | 21 | / |
| Muenzela | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mbengeli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muengala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwengolo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muensela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbengelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwingala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwensaila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwendjila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouenguele | 67 | 9 | / |
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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 Mwengela
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