Nwaela Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Nwaela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwaela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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

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Nwala9111,028/
Nwela9132/
Nwaila83495/
Nwaele83280/
Nwehla83235/
Nwalia83203/
Nwaelo8349/
Nwaeli8349/
Nwaula8323/
Nwalea8322/
Nwalai8322/
Nwaala8322/
Nwalah837/
Nwalla837/
Nwalya836/
Nweila834/
Nweala834/
Nwalaa832/
Nwelha832/
N'Wela832/
N'Wala832/
Nhwala831/
Nnwala831/
Nwayila77182/
Nwallah7741/
Nhwaila7715/
Nnwaila774/
Nwaelih772/
Nwiyela772/
Nwahele772/
Nwwaala771/
Nwahala771/
Nwailya771/
Nwaulia771/
Nwauloa771/
Nwiyala771/
Nweilla771/
Nwalo73651/
Nuela73296/
Nwola73153/
Nvela7389/
Nvala7332/
Nwelo738/
Nwaelleh7128/
Nuhaella7110/
Nwaiyele714/
Nwaehlio713/
Nwaijele712/
Nwajiele711/
Nwayilya711/
Nwaulo6741/
Nwailo6735/
Nwaloh6725/
Nvuela6721/
Nwaluo6715/
Nwielo6710/
Nuaila676/
Nwolah676/
Mbaela674/
Nvelah672/
Nhwelo672/
Nwaalo671/
Nwaleu671/
Nwallo671/
Nvalea671/
Nwwola671/
Nwaelehie671/
Nwaloi671/
Nweilo671/
Nuelay671/
Nvella671/
Nwaley671/
Nwoele671/
Nweloh671/
Nwoula671/
Nwoelo671/
Nwolai671/
N'Wola671/

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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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  • 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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