Mbelesi Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbelesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbelesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4471:121,20314,363
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
England41:13,929,515290,718

Mbelesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbelesi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbelesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 565,092nd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbelesi reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 121,203. In South Africa Mbelesi is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 82 percent are found, Western Cape, where 8 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Mbelesi Last Name Statistics demography

Mbelesi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.36% less than the national average, earning R 125,088 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbhelesi934/
Mbeleji86294/
Mbeleci86241/
Mbelese86101/
Mbelezi863/
Mbelegi862/
Mbelisi861/
Mmbeleci801/
Mbelegia801/
Mbelease801/
M'Mbeleci751/
Mbilisi7111,926/
Mbeleje7185/
Mbelege7169/
Mbelizi717/
Mbeleza716/
Mbeleze713/
Mbilese711/
Mbeliza711/
Mbelize711/
Mbheleze672/
Mbeleaze671/
Mbuilisi671/
M'Belizi671/
Mbilizi575,140/
Mbiligi57495/
Mbilici5727/
Mbiliza573/
Mbiliji571/
Mbilizyi531/
Mbailedje501/

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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 Mbelesi
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