Mkelo Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mkelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkelo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkelo? popularity and diffusion

Mkelo is the 1,348,199th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkelo are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkelo is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 343,777. In Tanzania Mkelo is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 87 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent live and Arusha Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Mkelo Last Name Statistics demography

Mkelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.24% less than the national average, earning R 73,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkielo911/
McKeloy831/
McKelop830/
Mkolo80959/
Mkela80424/
Mkalo80177/
Mkilo80119/
Mqelo801/
McKelhoy770/
McKeilos770/
Mkholo73399/
Mkohlo7327/
Mkollo7316/
Mkhela738/
McEloy735/
Mkelah734/
Mkoela734/
Mkolyo732/
Mkhalo732/
Mkaloi731/
Mgcelo731/
Mqkela731/
Mqetlo731/
Mmkolo731/
McKelhoss710/
Mkhohlo674/
McKilop672/
McKhela671/
McElioy671/
Mcoelho671/
Mkhehla671/
Mkhetla671/
Mkhahlo671/
McAeloo670/
McKaloy670/
McKiloy670/
McCeloy670/

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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 Mkelo
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