Mbelani Surname

205,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Mbelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,0331:71,5198,362
Congo5841:8,5431,245
South Africa3811:142,19916,324
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
France31:22,140,907385,998
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbelani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbelani has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mbelani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbelani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 205,903rd most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,618,444 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbelani reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Mbelani is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,033 people, or 1 in 71,519. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 19 percent reside.

Mbelani Last Name Statistics demography

Mbelani earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.1% more than the national average, earning R 373,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbeulani933/
M'Belani931/
Mbelanie931/
Mbelana8670/
Mbilani8631/
Mbelane8611/
Mbelany861/
Mbeloni861/
Mbelanyo8027/
Mbelongi801/
Mbilana71215/
Mbilane71172/
Mvilani7197/
Mvelane711/
Mbilanje6728/
Mbhilane672/
Mbihlana671/
Mmphelane632/
Mvilane578/

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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 Mbelani
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