Mpelesi Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Mpelesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpelesi (11) may also be a first name.
Mpelesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpelesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpelesi occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpelesi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpelesi is the 3,957,383rd most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Mpelesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mpelesi reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name on earth, held by 11 people.
The surname Mpelesi is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Mpelesi
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