Mpelega Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Mpelega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 132 | 1:16,568 | 3,236 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpelega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpelega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpelega is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpelega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,544,715th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpelega are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 16,568. Apart from Botswana it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpeleega | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mpieliega | 88 | 8 | / |
| Mpeleghga | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mpelege | 86 | 39 | / |
| Mpalega | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mpelaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpaleega | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpolegau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Belega | 77 | 369 | / |
| Velega | 77 | 77 | / |
| Beleaga | 71 | 181 | / |
| Belesga | 71 | 59 | / |
| Belegai | 71 | 41 | / |
| Beilega | 71 | 12 | / |
| Belegaj | 71 | 9 | / |
| Velegai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Beslega | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mpaliga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Belegay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Belegas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpiliga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpalaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belegha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Besleaga | 67 | 2,851 | / |
| Belegaud | 67 | 10 | / |
| Belesgaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Belhegat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beșleaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpalagga | 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 Mpelega
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