Mjelu Surname
Approximately 429 people bear this surname
Mjelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 425 | 1:124,569 | 11,765 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Mjelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mjelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mjelu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mjelu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mjelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 689,921st most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. The surname Mjelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mjelu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mjelu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 124,569. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mselu | 80 | 534 | / |
| Mielu | 80 | 279 | / |
| Mzelu | 80 | 260 | / |
| Mhelu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mgelu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Myelu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mielus | 73 | 124 | / |
| Mchelu | 73 | 115 | / |
| Mielau | 73 | 75 | / |
| Mielut | 73 | 29 | / |
| Myellu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mielou | 73 | 2 | / |
| McEluy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mieluś | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Selu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mijilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Myelus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mieluch | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mielguj | 67 | 46 | / |
| Miellou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mielius | 67 | 21 | / |
| Miehlau | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mielusz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mieliau | 67 | 1 | / |
| McEloud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mseleus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mjelu
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