Nwelase Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Nwelase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvelase | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nvelashe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuelas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mvelase | 71 | 18,845 | / |
| Nwalasi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nwalose | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mbelase | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nvelaze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwolaze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwelezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvelashe | 67 | 295 | / |
| Nwalaezi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nwalaeze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nwalazie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwalashi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvelease | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvellase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvelasie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mveelase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvelaase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelease | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nveleshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvelaese | 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 Nwelase
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis