Mcheleka Surname
Approximately 593 people bear this surname
Mcheleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 462 | 1:34,307 | 3,467 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
Mcheleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mcheleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mcheleka is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mcheleka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mcheleka is the 541,435th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. The surname Mcheleka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mcheleka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 462 people, or 1 in 34,307. In Zambia Mcheleka is most frequent in: Eastern Province, where 100 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 0 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Zambia Mcheleka exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macheleka | 94 | 1 | / |
| Machileka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Machelekhe | 78 | 13 | / |
| Makeleka | 75 | 82 | / |
| Moqeleka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makieleka | 71 | 374 | / |
| Machilikai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makeleke | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mokeleki | 63 | 1 | / |
| Macelice | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mokelaka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maceluica | 59 | 21 | / |
| Makhilika | 59 | 4 | / |
| Makelekhe | 59 | 3 | / |
| Maqhilika | 59 | 2 | / |
| Makelekeu | 59 | 1 | / |
| MacHilica | 59 | 1 | / |
| Makheleche | 56 | 1 | / |
| Makilika | 50 | 847 | / |
| Makileki | 50 | 165 | / |
| Makileke | 50 | 130 | / |
| Makelica | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mokilika | 50 | 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 Mcheleka
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