Mbekela Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

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

Mbekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7691:70,4528,786
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mbekela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbekela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbekela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 443,594th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,464,345 people. Mbekela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbekela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 769 people, or 1 in 70,452. In South Africa Mbekela is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent are found, Western Cape, where 9 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Other than South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Mbekela Last Name Statistics demography

Mbekela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.11% less than the national average, earning R 137,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbekele86495/
Mbekeli86128/
Mbokela86121/
Mbekola86103/
Mbikela8611/
Mbakela8610/
Mbekala864/
Nbekela861/
Mbekely861/
Mbokiela804/
Mbikila712,703/
Mbokila71700/
Mbakala71497/
Mbokola71392/
Mbekile71114/
Mbakila7151/
Mbakola7125/
Mbekolo7121/
Mbokala7111/
Mbekili719/
Mbikala715/
Mbekalo714/
Mbikola713/
Mbikele711/
Mbikeli711/
Mbokelo711/
Nbekila711/
Mbakilay6728/
Mbakhila676/
Mbokolah675/
Mbhekile675/
Mbokolia674/
Mbikelet674/
Mbeikolo674/
Mbiokele672/
Mbikilay671/
Mbikalia671/
Mbiekolo671/
M'Bokola671/
Mbokaila671/

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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 Mbekela
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