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.

Mekeleli Surname Distribution Map

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

Mekeleli has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekeleli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mekeleli is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name 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.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 78,175. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 73 percent are found, Berea District, where 19 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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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 Mekeleli
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