Mkele Surname

241,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1341:46,6865,266
South Africa5161:104,99612,690
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Mkele (20) may also be a first name.

Mkele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkele occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkele is the 241,430th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,403,351 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkele live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mkele is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,134 people, or 1 in 46,686. In Tanzania Mkele is most numerous in: Pwani Region, where 43 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 23 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mkele Last Name Statistics demography

Mkele earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.75% less than the national average, earning R 181,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkehle91280/
Mkhele91105/
Mkelle9176/
Mketle915/
Mkgele911/
Mkelea911/
Mkeile911/
Mkhehle83319/
Mkelehe83133/
McKeley833/
McKeler832/
Mkehele831/
Mkhelle831/
McKeele830/
Mkole801,087/
Mkile80797/
Mkale80480/
Mkela80424/
Mqele80290/
Mkeli80289/
Mkhel8026/
Hmkle801/
Mkeal800/
Mckielie771/
McKeeler771/
McKeeley771/
McKeilie771/
McKieley771/
McKeleey771/
McKelgeh771/
McKeloey770/
McKelher770/
McKesler770/
Mqhele73400/
Mkhile7326/
Mkolea7320/
McKole7312/
Mkhela738/
McKely738/
Mgqele737/
Mkhole734/
Mkheli734/
Mkuile734/
McCkle733/
Mgcele732/
Mkitle731/
Mqkela731/
Mhkole731/
Mkahle731/
Mkohle731/
Mkhale731/
Mkaile731/
Mkalle731/
Mkhelh731/
Mqelhe731/
Mkolee731/
Mhkale731/
McElee731/
McElea731/
McKhle731/
McKeul731/
McEley730/
McKelheer7132/
McKettles710/
Mkhahle6721/
McKelip672/
McKeely672/
Mkhetli671/
McKoyle671/
McAeley671/
McKhela671/
McKeluy671/
M'Chele671/
McKelay671/
Mkhoeli671/
McKeloy671/
Mėkelis671/
Mqukile671/
Mkhehli671/
McKeily670/
McKeill670/
McKealy670/
McCeley670/
McHeale670/
McKille670/
McKiely670/
McKuile670/
McEhley670/
McKeeli670/
McQuele670/
McKoley670/

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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 Mkele
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