Rwela Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1411:375,47227,321
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Rwela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rwela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwela? popularity and diffusion

Rwela is the 1,398,030th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. Rwela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Rwela are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 90 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 3 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Rwela is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Rwela Last Name Statistics demography

Rwela earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rweloha831/
Rwehela831/
Ruela804,985/
Rwala80103/
Rbela8045/
Rwele809/
Rwila809/
Rwelo809/
Rweli801/
Ruelas7348,655/
Ruelaz7362/
Rwalya731/
Rwahla731/
Rweele731/
Rvelas731/
Ørvella677/
Rwallah672/
Rweijle671/
Rwheeli671/
Rwahala671/
Rouhela671/
Ruelias671/

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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 Rwela
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