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 found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbolekwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 136,437th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,215,060 people. Mbolekwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbolekwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 150 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,255 people, or 1 in 16,644. In South Africa Mbolekwa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent are found, Gauteng, where 19 percent are found and Western Cape, where 11 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Mbolekwa
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