Wetela Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Wetela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wetela (16) may also be a first name.
Wetela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wetela is most common in Mozambique. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wetela reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 16 people.
The last name is most common in Mozambique, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 757,266. Excluding Mozambique this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and Portugal, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weathela | 86 | 0 | / |
| Watela | 83 | 1,422 | / |
| Betela | 83 | 710 | / |
| Wetala | 83 | 127 | / |
| Wetele | 83 | 91 | / |
| Uetela | 83 | 53 | / |
| Weteli | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wotela | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wetola | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vetela | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wetelo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bethela | 77 | 95 | / |
| Weitala | 77 | 43 | / |
| Weiteli | 77 | 20 | / |
| Beitela | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wettala | 77 | 12 | / |
| Vetelay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wojtela | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wateala | 77 | 8 | / |
| Betelia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Woetala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Woytela | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vietela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weteele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetelie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wateela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weteler | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bettela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beatela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Betelau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weteley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vettela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wietely | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wietala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woetelo | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wietele | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whetely | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wheately | 71 | 16 | / |
| Westelei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weathely | 71 | 3 | / |
| Whitelay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wietalla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bethella | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weittola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wethiely | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheteley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vitela | 67 | 5,868 | / |
| Watila | 67 | 1,994 | / |
| Watala | 67 | 841 | / |
| Witala | 67 | 496 | / |
| Betila | 67 | 378 | / |
| Westhelle | 67 | 266 | / |
| Witola | 67 | 257 | / |
| Watola | 67 | 248 | / |
| Betele | 67 | 229 | / |
| Watelo | 67 | 196 | / |
| Bitela | 67 | 173 | / |
| Beteli | 67 | 147 | / |
| Veteli | 67 | 145 | / |
| Vetele | 67 | 118 | / |
| Witele | 67 | 95 | / |
| Witila | 67 | 87 | / |
| Vatela | 67 | 81 | / |
| Vetala | 67 | 60 | / |
| Wotila | 67 | 38 | / |
| Vetola | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wotala | 67 | 22 | / |
| Witeli | 67 | 12 | / |
| Betelo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vetelo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vytela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wetili | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wetile | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whitelead | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wotola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Votela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Witely | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vethellas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vetila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheateley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetyle | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wetela
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