Mayelu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mayelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mayelu (10) may also be a first name.

Mayelu Last Name Facts

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

Mayelu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayelu? popularity and diffusion

Mayelu is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Mayelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mayelu live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename globally It is held by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and Zambia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayeelu923/
Mayelou921/
Mayellu921/
Maelu9122/
Maylu9113/
Myelu911/
Mayellus864/
Mayulu831,950/
Mayalu83504/
Muyelu83360/
Mayilu83205/
Mawelu83201/
Maelau8331/
Maeliu8326/
Maelou8323/
Maylou8316/
Mayolu8312/
Maeleu8310/
Majelu838/
Moyelu837/
Maylau836/
Myellu834/
Miyelu831/
Mayliu831/
Maylud831/
Maellu831/
Maeliau7739/
Mayoğlu7730/
Mayloud7711/
Mayilou778/
Mayolus777/
Maylius776/
Mayalou776/
Maylaux774/
Mayillu771/
Mayalgu771/
Mayallu771/
Mayolou771/
Meyelou771/
Mailu734,720/
Muelu733,303/
Maleu73834/
Maulu73793/
Mielu73279/
Meelu73246/
Meulu7333/
Majlu738/
Meilu738/
Moelu736/
Mealu735/
Mayoulou71807/
Mayoluch7112/
Majelius714/
Maylloux711/
Mayalgou711/
Mayallou711/
Mailou672,884/
Maulud671,224/
Mailau67683/
Meilus67343/
Mahulu67285/
Miyalu67241/
Maullu67130/
Muyalu67126/
Majilu67103/
Malleu67102/
Majulu6790/
Maulau6784/
Majalu6780/
Mielau6775/
Mealus6762/
Meyleu6757/
Meuleu6754/
Maulus6745/
Maulut6738/
Maiulu6738/
Malheu6726/
Meylus6725/
Meylou6718/
Mejlus6717/
Maillu6716/
Meiliu6716/
Maulou6714/
Mailus6710/
Mailiu676/
Meileu675/
Mehalu675/
Meulud675/
Mayloo674/
Muyilu674/
Maaleu674/
Moelau673/
Meilud672/
Mielou672/
Meilou672/
Majhlu671/
Majolu671/
Meelau671/
Mijalu671/
Meulus671/
Meiluz671/
Mayalú671/
Maulhu671/
Mailuu671/
Majlup671/
Moyilu671/
Moylou671/
Mejilu671/
Majelloup671/
Mejelu671/
Majlui671/
Mailuh671/
Moyolu671/
Meellu671/
Mayoullou671/
Mauliu671/
Maulup671/
Maitlu671/
Mealiu670/

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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 Mayelu
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