Mbalekwa Surname

284,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbalekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbalekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2811:42,2935,404
Zambia531:299,05516,868
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbalekwa (853) may also be a first name.

Mbalekwa Last Name Facts

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

Mbalekwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalekwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 284,130th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,378,263 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalekwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mbalekwa is also the 279,019th most common forename at a global level, borne by 853 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,281 people, or 1 in 42,293. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 35 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa Mbalekwa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Mbalekwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mbalekwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.93% less than the national average, earning R 138,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbolekwa883,290/
Mbelekwa88248/
Mbalekwe882/
Mbalikwa882/
Mbalakwa881/
Mbolekwea821/
Mbalagwa7585/
Mbolegwa7512/
Mbaligwa7510/
Mbolekwo755/
Mvolekwa751/
Mbolekwe751/
Mbolokwa751/
Mbalakwey711/
Mbalegue634/
Nbaalagwa591/
Mboligue501/
Mbaligui501/

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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 Mbalekwa
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