Mekelani Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mekelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Mekelani (620) may also be a first name.

Mekelani Last Name Facts

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

Mekelani is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekelani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Mekelani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekelani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 334,926th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 620 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe Mekelani is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 71 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 29 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Mekelani occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 27 percent reside.

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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 Mekelani
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