Metshele Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Metshele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Metshele (4) may also be a first name.
Metshele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Metshele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Metshele is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Metshele.
How Common Is The Last Name Metshele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metshele are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Metshele is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4 people.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Metshele is most common in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Metshele
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