Mbekele Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Mbekele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 290 | 1:8,308 | 1,613 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Congo | 56 | 1:89,091 | 7,544 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mbekele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbekele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbekele is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbekele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 620,716th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. The surname Mbekele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbekele reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 8,308. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Ohangwena Region, where 80 percent live, Khomas Region, where 11 percent live and Oshana Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Namibia Mbekele is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and The Congo, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbaekelie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbekela | 86 | 770 | / |
| Mbekeli | 86 | 128 | / |
| Mbokele | 86 | 126 | / |
| Mbekile | 86 | 114 | / |
| Mbakele | 86 | 77 | / |
| Mbekole | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbekely | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbikele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbhekile | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mbikelet | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbiokele | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbakelie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbeukole | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbakile | 71 | 1,124 | / |
| Mbakale | 71 | 94 | / |
| Mbokile | 71 | 64 | / |
| Mbikale | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mbokole | 71 | 35 | / |
| Mbokale | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbekoli | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbikela | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mbekili | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbikile | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbakole | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbikeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbikole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nbekela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbakhile | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbikila | 57 | 2,703 | / |
| Mbokoli | 57 | 542 | / |
| Mbikoli | 57 | 93 | / |
| Mbokili | 57 | 22 | / |
| Mbikili | 57 | 17 | / |
| Mbakali | 57 | 6 | / |
| Mbikali | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nbekila | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbakoli | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbokali | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbakilay | 53 | 28 | / |
| Mmbakali | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbokholi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbikilay | 53 | 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
- 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 Mbekele
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