Magelela Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Magelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 346 | 1:153,010 | 13,848 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Magelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magelela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Magelela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magelela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Magelela is the 804,502nd most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. Magelela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magelela reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Magelela is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 153,010. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 65 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 35 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maselela | 88 | 2,964 | / |
| Magalela | 88 | 1,193 | / |
| Magolela | 88 | 697 | / |
| Magelele | 88 | 7 | / |
| Magilela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mageleli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mogelela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Machelela | 82 | 312 | / |
| Masehlela | 82 | 221 | / |
| Mogoelela | 82 | 73 | / |
| Makgolela | 82 | 39 | / |
| Mangelele | 82 | 18 | / |
| Magahlela | 82 | 16 | / |
| Mangelelo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maguelele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahgalela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mongelela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magalelea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makgahlela | 78 | 906 | / |
| Mang'elele | 78 | 24 | / |
| Mokgoelela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maghohlela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mangelylay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mangielele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masilela | 75 | 46,834 | / |
| Magolola | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mazilela | 75 | 10 | / |
| Maselelo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mogolela | 75 | 7 | / |
| Macilela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mojelela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Majilela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magalelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Megalela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mogelele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokgolela | 71 | 220 | / |
| Machelelo | 71 | 33 | / |
| Mosehlela | 71 | 12 | / |
| Magailele | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mosielela | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mangilila | 71 | 8 | / |
| Masehlelo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mogoelelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mokgeleli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masilelea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masilelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masielelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masihlela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokgelele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mongelele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macileila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majjelila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazitlhela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masitlhela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macileylha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokgahlela | 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
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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 Magelela
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