Swela Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Swela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Swela (97) may also be a first name.

Swela Last Name Facts

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

Swela (Arabic: سويلا) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Swela are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 962,660th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 97 people.

The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 192,978. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 44 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 26 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Swela Last Name Statistics demography

Swela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.34% less than the national average, earning R 118,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swehla91542/
Swella9151/
Swelah914/
Sweila913/
Szwela912/
Shwela912/
Swelha911/
Sweyla911/
Swelas911/
Sweala911/
Swelga910/
Schwela8330/
Sweelay834/
Swheela831/
Swehlay830/
Swellay830/
Swila8012,941/
Suela804,185/
Swala801,283/
Sweli801,236/
Swele80555/
Svela80480/
Swelo8021/
Sbela801/
Swely800/
Schwella77163/
Schwehla7773/
Swetella771/
Sweilatt771/
Shweilat771/
Swelleha771/
Swehli736,399/
Swilla733,164/
Svehla731,215/
Shwala73913/
Swalla73218/
Sweleh73205/
Szwala73129/
Sweile73112/
Sweley7397/
Suelas7393/
Swalah7359/
Swilah7358/
Suelau7347/
Svetla7334/
Swalay7327/
Souela7324/
Swälas7323/
Shwele7315/
Swahla738/
Suelai736/
Swalia735/
Sweeli735/
Swohla733/
Swaala733/
Sbeela733/
Swaila732/
Swalau732/
Swalea732/
Swelez732/
Swello732/
Chwela732/
Swehly732/
Hswala731/
Shuela731/
Suelga731/
Swihla731/
Swehle731/
Sweily731/
Svelha731/
Sweele731/
Sweilé731/
Sweles731/
Swilas731/
Swueli731/
Swelhi731/
Swelih731/
Shweli731/
Swilay731/
Suesla731/
Suelia731/
Sueloa731/
Shwely730/
Swealy730/
Svella730/
Swilea730/
Svelia730/
Swelge730/
Sweileh677,632/
Swallah67649/
Sweeley67477/
Swillah67434/
Sweales6763/
Swallay6750/
Schwele6744/
Svetlay6736/
Swalaha6726/
Swallia6726/
Sveglia6719/
Shouela6719/
Szwalla6715/
Shvella6714/
Swehele6711/
Shwahla6710/
Sweilih679/
Swetley677/
Shbeela676/
Swalhah675/
Swailay674/
Suheyla674/
Sweilej674/
Shwaila674/
Swealeh674/
Shwalla673/
Sweatly673/
Svetlau673/
Schwala672/
Swillia672/
Shweale671/
Swailas671/
Sweeleh671/
Swelley671/
Svetlai671/
Sueleah671/
Souhela671/
Swallau671/
Schweilach671/
Szweler671/
Swhalla671/
Swailah671/
Swaylia671/
Swieleh671/
Swehlie671/
Sweleih671/
Swahlia671/
Schbela671/
Swaliay671/
Sweilli671/
Sweiler670/
Sweelez670/
Sweelyy670/
Sweille670/

Swela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swela in the Arabic language
سويلاswyla-

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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 Swela
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