Mbeleshi Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Mbeleshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 111 | 1:142,792 | 10,391 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
Mbeleshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbeleshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbeleshi has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbeleshi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,214,709th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbeleshi are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mbeleshi is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 142,792. In Zambia Mbeleshi is mostly concentrated in: Muchinga Province, where 75 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbelechi | 88 | 260 | / |
| Mbelesha | 88 | 21 | / |
| Mbhelesi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mbeletsi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mweleshi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbaleshi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbelesa | 80 | 438 | / |
| Mbeleci | 80 | 241 | / |
| Mbelese | 80 | 101 | / |
| Mbelasi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbelezi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mbelisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbilishi | 75 | 550 | / |
| Mbalashi | 75 | 256 | / |
| Mbelesse | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwelesha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mweletsi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbelessa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbelashe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmbeleci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbelichi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbeletse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbelease | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mboloshi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbelassi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbolashi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwelechei | 71 | 97 | / |
| M'Mbeleci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbelesseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbilisi | 67 | 11,926 | / |
| Mbalasi | 67 | 240 | / |
| Mwelesa | 67 | 185 | / |
| Mbolosi | 67 | 133 | / |
| Mbalisi | 67 | 109 | / |
| Mvelisi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mwelese | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mbelizi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbalese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mvelese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbeleze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbelase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muelesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbelisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbelize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbolisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbilese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbilasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalosi | 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 Mbeleshi
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