Mbelekwa Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Mbelekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 234 | 1:226,246 | 18,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mbelekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbelekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbelekwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbelekwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,020,242nd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbelekwa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mbelekwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 226,246. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 96 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mbelekwa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbolekwa | 88 | 3,290 | / |
| Mbalekwa | 88 | 1,355 | / |
| Mbelekwe | 88 | 15 | / |
| Mbolekwea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbilikwa | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mbolegwa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mbolekwo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mbelegba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mbalikwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbelikwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbalakwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbolokwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbiligwa | 63 | 130 | / |
| Mbalagwa | 63 | 85 | / |
| Mbilegba | 63 | 34 | / |
| Mbaligwa | 63 | 10 | / |
| Mbelegui | 63 | 9 | / |
| Mbelegue | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mbelegbo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mbalakwey | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbiligba | 50 | 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 Mbelekwa
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