Mbolekwa Surname

136,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,290 people bear this surname

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

Mbolekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbolekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,2551:16,6442,090
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mbolekwa (150) may also be a first name.

Mbolekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbolekwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbolekwa? popularity and diffusion

Mbolekwa is the 136,437th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,215,060 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbolekwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mbolekwa is also the 752,187th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 150 people.

The last name Mbolekwa is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,255 people, or 1 in 16,644. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa Mbolekwa is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mbolekwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mbolekwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.66% less than the national average, earning R 183,780 per year and in Canada they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning $61,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbolekwea941/
Mbalekwa881,355/
Mbelekwa88248/
Mbolegwa8812/
Mbolekwo885/
Mbolekwe881/
Mbolokwa881/
Mvolekwa881/
Mbalekwe752/
Mbalikwa752/
Mbalakwa751/
Mbalagwa6385/
Mbaligwa6310/
Mboligue631/
Mbalakwey591/
Mbouleingue531/
Mbuligwe501,193/
Mbalegue504/

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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 Mbolekwa
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