Mpelela Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Mpelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 68 | 1:778,553 | 42,281 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mpelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpelela occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpelela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,894,523rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpelela live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 778,553. In Tanzania Mpelela is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 81 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 6 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Mpelela exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphelela | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mpehlela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mpelele | 86 | 320 | / |
| Mpolela | 86 | 128 | / |
| Mpeleli | 86 | 20 | / |
| Mpelila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpilela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpohlela | 80 | 46 | / |
| Mpheleli | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mpahlela | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mphilela | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mphalela | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mpholela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Belela | 77 | 928 | / |
| Velela | 77 | 563 | / |
| Mphahlela | 75 | 559 | / |
| Mphohlela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mphehleli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpalila | 71 | 2,882 | / |
| Belelia | 71 | 312 | / |
| Belelya | 71 | 254 | / |
| Bielela | 71 | 43 | / |
| Mpolelo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Beleila | 71 | 28 | / |
| Belelas | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mpelile | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mpolola | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mpilele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Belelai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Velelea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpelilo | 71 | 1 | / |
| 'Mphahlela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beliela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beleala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpitleli | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mpahlelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belelahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphalola | 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 Mpelela
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