Mpelega Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mpelega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpelega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1321:16,5683,236
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mpelega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpelega occurs more in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mpelega.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpelega? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpelega is the 1,544,715th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpelega reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mpelega is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 16,568. Beside Botswana this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpeleega931/
Mpieliega888/
Mpeleghga886/
Mpelege8639/
Mpalega862/
Mpelaga861/
Mpaleega801/
Mpolegau801/
Belega77369/
Velega7777/
Beleaga71181/
Belesga7159/
Belegai7141/
Beilega7112/
Belegaj719/
Velegai718/
Beslega715/
Mpaliga714/
Belegay712/
Belegas711/
Mpiliga711/
Mpalaga711/
Belegha711/
Besleaga672,851/
Belegaud6710/
Belesgaa674/
Belhegat671/
Beșleaga671/
Mpalagga671/

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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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