Mchesela Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mchesela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mchesela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mchesela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mchesela is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mchesela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchesela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mchesela is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Apart from Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mchezela88180/
Mchesele882/
Mchashela823/
Mtshesela821/
Mkesela8015/
Mhesele8014/
Mgesela809/
Mhechela75632/
Mkeshela751/
Mtshisela717/
Mgegela67174/
Mseselo6713/
Mhegelo671/
Mgcizela633/
Mchosolo632/
Mtsizela632/
Mhechele631/
Mtshiselo5920/
Mshishila594/
Mchichila591/
McKesiley590/
Mgizela536/
Mtshitshila532/
Mjijela531/
Mqigela531/

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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 Mchesela
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