Nwabela Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nwabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nwabela Last Name Facts

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

Nwabela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nwabela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwabela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwabela reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Nwabela is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Nwabela is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 100 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Nwabela Last Name Statistics demography

Nwabela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.45% less than the national average, earning R 15,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwabala866/
Nwabila863/
Nwabele862/
Nwebela861/
Nwabelo861/
Nwavela861/
Nwajbala805/
Nwaebola801/
Nwaebila801/
Nwabilia801/
Nwaibeli801/
Nwobele711,068/
Mbabela71292/
Nwebila7173/
Nwabilo7130/
Nwabili7124/
Nwabolo7121/
Nwobala7112/
Nwavele714/
Nwabyli711/
Nbabila711/
Nbovela711/
Mvabela711/
Nwobelo711/
Nwabuilo6754/
Nwabuile6722/
Nweabili6711/
Nwobieli675/
Nwobiola673/
Mbaibela672/
N'Vabala671/
Nwoebala671/
Nwabiolo671/
Nwabaili671/

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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
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  • 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 Nwabela
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