Mekeleli Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mekeleli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mekeleli Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mekeleli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mekeleli is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mekeleli.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekeleli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Mekeleli is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekeleli live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 78,175. In Lesotho Mekeleli is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 73 percent reside, Berea District, where 19 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Mekeleli9440/
Makeleli881/
Mokheleli82374/
Moikeleli821/
Maikeleli821/
Makheleli821/
Makelele7510,068/
Mokoleli751/
Mikelele751/
Makielele7127/
Makhelele7113/
Mokoelele716/
Mikhaleli714/
Mekaliele711/
Mackelele711/
Mekheilile671/
Mokhoelele671/
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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 Mekeleli
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