Mmelesi Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mmelesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mmelesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7661:70,7288,824
Botswana4801:4,556687
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mmelesi (107) may also be a first name.

Mmelesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mmelesi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmelesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mmelesi is the 303,968th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,844,062 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmelesi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mmelesi is also the 910,230th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 107 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 766 people, or 1 in 70,728. In South Africa Mmelesi is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Free State, where 13 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mmelesi Last Name Statistics demography

Mmelesi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.74% less than the national average, earning R 159,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melesi921,328/
Mmelisi86104/
Melesie8626/
Meleisi864/
Mmelegi862/
Meliesie8024/
Melesuis801/
Meleisis801/
Melese77162,964/
Milesi7713,611/
Melisi771,054/
Meleji77572/
Melegi7777/
Melezi776/
Meleci771/
Metlesich7515/
Metlesitz7511/
Majlesi71413/
Milesis71177/
Melisie7171/
Melisci7139/
Melaisi7132/
Melisis7129/
Meledji7124/
Meleses7121/
Milesie7112/
Milesih7111/
Mmilisi7110/
Mailesi717/
Mehlisi714/
Melegie714/
Melezes713/
Milesić712/
Melisid711/
Melezis711/
Mheleji711/
Meleseh711/
Milesci711/
Melises711/
Meelese711/
Mojlesi711/
Mylesis711/
Melease710/
Melesech675,795/
Meleisea67486/
Melisits6728/
Melaisis6711/
Milesich673/
Meleidji671/
Meleidje671/
Melisssi671/
Milesits671/
Meledzhi671/

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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 Mmelesi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis