Yakweli Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Yakweli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakweli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yakweli (116) may also be a first name.

Yakweli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakweli has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakweli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yakweli is the 7,593,402nd most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Yakweli occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yakweli are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Yakweli is also the 868,627th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 116 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Yakweli is most common in: Katavi Region, where 80 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakwali866/
Yakwely861/
Yakwele861/
Yagweli861/
Yakwale7196/
Jakwali711/
Yagbeli711/
Yokwali711/
Yaqueli711/
Eakwilai678/
Yangwele671/

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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 Yakweli
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