Mbalekelwa Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Mbalekelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 79 | 1:195,421 | 22,838 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mbalekelwa (1,866) may also be a first name.
Mbalekelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbalekelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbalekelwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalekelwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,882,912th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Mbalekelwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalekelwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 176,254th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 1,866 people.
It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 195,421. In Zimbabwe Mbalekelwa is most common in: Midlands Province, where 59 percent are found, Matabeleland South Province, where 15 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbalekelewa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mubalekhelwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbalekeloa | 90 | 10 | / |
| Mbalakelwa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mbelekelwa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mbalakela | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mbulukelwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mbalikilwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbelekel | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mbalikila | 74 | 264 | / |
| Mbalakele | 74 | 75 | / |
| Mbelekala | 74 | 71 | / |
| Mpelekela | 74 | 21 | / |
| Mbilekila | 74 | 21 | / |
| Mbilikela | 74 | 4 | / |
| Mbalakala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mbilikilwa | 70 | 4 | / |
| Mbelekiele | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mbialegola | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mbelakel | 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 Mbalekelwa
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