Mbelela Surname
Approximately 498 people bear this surname
Mbelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 408 | 1:38,848 | 3,876 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mbelela (141) may also be a first name.
Mbelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbelela occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbelela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbelela is the 617,991st most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. The last name Mbelela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbelela are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 778,371st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 141 people.
The surname Mbelela is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 38,848. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 71 percent are found, Luapula Province, where 19 percent are found and Northern Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mboelela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mbolela | 86 | 4,696 | / |
| Mbelele | 86 | 1,580 | / |
| Mwelela | 86 | 1,118 | / |
| Mbelelo | 86 | 241 | / |
| Mbalela | 86 | 161 | / |
| Muelela | 86 | 116 | / |
| Mbilela | 86 | 48 | / |
| Mbelala | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mbeleli | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mbielola | 80 | 41 | / |
| Muhelela | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mbailela | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbhelele | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mbholela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbielele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbilehela | 75 | 144 | / |
| Mbelolo | 71 | 1,659 | / |
| Mbalila | 71 | 590 | / |
| Mwelelo | 71 | 238 | / |
| Mveleli | 71 | 95 | / |
| Mbalola | 71 | 71 | / |
| Mbolola | 71 | 63 | / |
| Mvelele | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mbalelo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mbolelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbelile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbilila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mvelelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbyleli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbilele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nbelele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwilela | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Balola | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbaluila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nweilela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalelyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Velele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbelalia | 67 | 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 Mbelela
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