Macelefu Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Macelefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McElwef | 80 | 4 | / |
| Macelev | 80 | 2 | / |
| McElf | 77 | 7 | / |
| Muselefu | 75 | 55 | / |
| Maizelef | 75 | 7 | / |
| Micellef | 75 | 2 | / |
| MacElvey | 75 | 2 | / |
| MacElvee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mezlef | 71 | 44 | / |
| Maiseleff | 71 | 14 | / |
| Maizeleff | 71 | 8 | / |
| Misalefua | 71 | 6 | / |
| McElff | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maself | 71 | 6 | / |
| McElve | 71 | 0 | / |
| McElvey | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mzalifu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Misaalefua | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mazelev | 67 | 18 | / |
| McElvie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Msalafu | 67 | 10 | / |
| McElvea | 67 | 4 | / |
| McElvee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Misualefua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maselev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mosalef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masleuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| McElhof | 67 | 1 | / |
| McEleva | 67 | 0 | / |
| McEleve | 67 | 0 | / |
| McElive | 67 | 0 | / |
| McElevy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mosalafu | 63 | 19 | / |
| Masilofu | 63 | 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Macelefu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis