Nwaela Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Nwaela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nwaela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwaela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwaela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwaela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwaela are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Nwaela is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Nwaela is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaelha | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nwala | 91 | 11,028 | / |
| Nwela | 91 | 32 | / |
| Nwaila | 83 | 495 | / |
| Nwaele | 83 | 280 | / |
| Nwehla | 83 | 235 | / |
| Nwalia | 83 | 203 | / |
| Nwaelo | 83 | 49 | / |
| Nwaeli | 83 | 49 | / |
| Nwaula | 83 | 23 | / |
| Nwalea | 83 | 22 | / |
| Nwalai | 83 | 22 | / |
| Nwaala | 83 | 22 | / |
| Nwalah | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nwalla | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nwalya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nweila | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nweala | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nwalaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nwelha | 83 | 2 | / |
| N'Wela | 83 | 2 | / |
| N'Wala | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nhwala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnwala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwayila | 77 | 182 | / |
| Nwallah | 77 | 41 | / |
| Nhwaila | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nnwaila | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwaelih | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwiyela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwahele | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nwwaala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwahala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwailya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaulia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwauloa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwiyala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nweilla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwalo | 73 | 651 | / |
| Nuela | 73 | 296 | / |
| Nwola | 73 | 153 | / |
| Nvela | 73 | 89 | / |
| Nvala | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nwelo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nwaelleh | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nuhaella | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nwaiyele | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nwaehlio | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwaijele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nwajiele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwayilya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaulo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nwailo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nwaloh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nvuela | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nwaluo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nwielo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nuaila | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nwolah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbaela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nvelah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhwelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwallo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nvalea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwwola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaelehie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweilo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuelay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nvella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweloh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwolai | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Wola | 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 Nwaela
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