Mcelu Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

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

Mcelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mcelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3891:139,27416,054

Mcelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mcelu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mcelu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 741,235th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mcelu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 389 people, or 1 in 139,274. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside.

Mcelu Last Name Statistics demography

Mcelu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.78% less than the national average, earning R 114,588 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mochelu833/
Machelu833/
Maceluh831/
Mcalu8015/
McEla804/
Mcelo801/
Macheleu772/
Mchela73643/
Mokelu73213/
Mchelo73188/
Macela73162/
Makelu7367/
Macelo7327/
Mocelo7322/
Macalu739/
McKela737/
Macolu734/
Mocalu732/
Mocolu731/
Mocela731/
Machela674,493/
Mochela671,025/
Machilu67554/
Maicelo67475/
Mackela67351/
Machelo67317/
Macalau67208/
Macelai67106/
Mackelo6757/
Maycelo6740/
Magcelo6726/
Macelay6721/
Macaela6717/
Mchella679/
Macilau677/
Macaluy677/
Muokelu675/
Makelou673/
Mocelai672/
Mocelio672/
Makeleu672/
Macallu672/
Macelho671/
Macaelo671/
Magcela671/
Maycela671/
Mochelo671/
Mackilu671/
Moceila671/
Maikelu671/
Mokaelu671/
MacElio670/

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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 Mcelu
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