Machelela Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Machelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 251 | 1:210,923 | 17,752 |
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Machelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Machelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Machelela is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Machelela.
How Common Is The Last Name Machelela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 868,551st most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Machelela live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 210,923. In Tanzania Machelela is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 99 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 13 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machelele | 89 | 85 | / |
| Machalela | 89 | 52 | / |
| Machelelo | 89 | 33 | / |
| Mashelela | 89 | 4 | / |
| Macholela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mechelela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Macheleli | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matshelela | 84 | 57 | / |
| Mashehlela | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maselela | 82 | 2,964 | / |
| Makelela | 82 | 883 | / |
| Magelela | 82 | 348 | / |
| Macilela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Machalila | 78 | 496 | / |
| Masehlela | 78 | 221 | / |
| Mashilela | 78 | 182 | / |
| Mochelele | 78 | 65 | / |
| Matselela | 78 | 51 | / |
| Machilila | 78 | 21 | / |
| Macholola | 78 | 21 | / |
| Makhelele | 78 | 13 | / |
| Masihlela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macileila | 78 | 1 | / |
| Machilele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mashelila | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makheleli | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matshilela | 74 | 11 | / |
| Mashitlela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mmashilela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Macileylha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Masilela | 71 | 46,834 | / |
| Mazilela | 71 | 10 | / |
| Majelele | 71 | 8 | / |
| Maselelo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Magelele | 71 | 7 | / |
| Makelelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Makilela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mojelela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magilela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majilela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokelela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mageleli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogelela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokheleli | 67 | 374 | / |
| Matsilela | 67 | 43 | / |
| Machololo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mosehlela | 67 | 12 | / |
| Machilile | 67 | 12 | / |
| Masihlelo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mosielela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Masehlelo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mashilila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Masilelea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mashilelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massilela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motselela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machilili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macholilo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majjelila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhilele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masilelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masielelo | 67 | 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
- 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 Machelela
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