Pwele Surname
Approximately 5,935 people bear this surname
Pwele Surname Definition:
Pwele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a small bird.
Pwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,511 | 1:15,079 | 1,956 |
| Malawi | 2,248 | 1:7,615 | 1,125 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Pwele (48) may also be a first name.
Pwele Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Pwele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a small bird.
Pwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pwele is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pwele? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 81,771st most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,227,893 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pwele are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 48 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,511 people, or 1 in 15,079. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Songwe Region, where 51 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 31 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Pwele occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pwelle | 91 | 1 | / |
| Npwele | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pwel | 89 | 4 | / |
| Pwle | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mphwele | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mpwelea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pweeler | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bwele | 80 | 760 | / |
| Pwela | 80 | 114 | / |
| Pwile | 80 | 89 | / |
| Puele | 80 | 31 | / |
| Pweli | 80 | 28 | / |
| Pwell | 80 | 21 | / |
| Pwale | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pweel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pouele | 73 | 279 | / |
| Puelle | 73 | 260 | / |
| Bwelle | 73 | 122 | / |
| Pueles | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pwalee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweley | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puelee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ppweel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bweele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bwoele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwaleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pwaile | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpwile | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpuele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Puhele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pueler | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pouelet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pwilley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pwyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwjl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puelher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puetler | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pwele
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