Mweteli Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mweteli Surname Definition:

Mweteli is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: leader (Title).

Mweteli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Mweteli Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mweteli is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: leader (Title).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mweteli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mweteli is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweteli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mweteli is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Mweteli is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweteli reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweteeli9389/
Mwetela86515/
Mbeteli861/
Mwiteli861/
Mbetheli8020/
Mwatelai806/
Mwatheli801/
Mweetela801/
Muheteli801/
Mwethalie751/
Mbetele7134/
Mwatele717/
Mwatali716/
Mvateli712/
Mwitili711/
Mwetila711/
Mwitela711/
Mbiteli711/
Mwithali67281/
Mwaitele6765/
Mwaitali674/
Mvitheli671/
Mbethele671/
Mbhetele671/
Muhetali671/
Mwaitela671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mweteli
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