Namwelele Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Namwelele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 65 | 1:37,068 | 5,192 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Namwelele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwelele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namwelele is held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Namwelele click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwelele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,352,516th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwelele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 37,068. In Namibia Namwelele is mostly found in: Ohangwena Region, where 60 percent reside, Hardap Region, where 25 percent reside and Kavango East Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Namibia it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nambelele | 89 | 2 | / |
| Namlele | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyamaelele | 84 | 1 | / |
| Namalele | 82 | 148 | / |
| Namulele | 82 | 44 | / |
| Nmeleole | 82 | 3 | / |
| Namlel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamilele | 78 | 82 | / |
| Nyamalele | 78 | 27 | / |
| Niamilele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Niamalele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nambilele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyamelelo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Namlela | 75 | 36 | / |
| Namulel | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namelil | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nawi Melel | 74 | 1 | / |
| Namolela | 71 | 26 | / |
| Namalelo | 71 | 16 | / |
| Namalela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Namulelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nimalele | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namulela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namuleli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nomalele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nemalele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyamleli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamlell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namalelu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamolela | 67 | 109 | / |
| Nyimalele | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nyamalelo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Nyamolelo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Namlal | 67 | 14 | / |
| Namwalila | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nyimilele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Niamulela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neme Leal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuleele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwalula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamulela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nomelahle | 67 | 1 | / |
| na Malelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyemelile | 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 Namwelele
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