Mpeli Surname

280,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4721:4,306843
Tanzania3551:149,13113,558
South Africa2491:217,58122,863
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Cameroon761:273,27726,204
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581

Mpeli (1,041) may also be a first name.

Mpeli Last Name Facts

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

Mpeli is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpeli? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 280,156th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,284,660 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpeli are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 248,355th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 1,041 people.

The last name Mpeli is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 4,306. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 21 percent live, Berea District, where 17 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 13 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.

Mpeli Last Name Statistics demography

Mpeli earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.77% less than the national average, earning R 119,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Mpeli914/
Mpelei911/
Mpehli911/
Mpheli911/
Mmpeli911/
Mpeliy911/
Mpili809,205/
Mpele805,597/
Mpela805,321/
Mpali801,019/
Mpely801/
Mpelé801/
Mphela7310,949/
Mpehle73721/
Mphele73665/
Mphali73418/
Mphili73285/
Mpilei73201/
Mpalli73127/
Mpiele7366/
Mpetle7357/
Mpaali7333/
Mpiela7321/
Mpaele7313/
M'Pele7313/
Mpalai737/
Mpalei735/
Mpelya734/
Mpolli734/
'Mpela734/
Mpilia733/
Mpoloi732/
Mpoele732/
Mpelee732/
M'Pali732/
M'Pela732/
Mpilis731/
Mmpele731/
Mpeley731/
Mpfali731/
Mpolai731/
Beli679,393/
Veli678,119/
Mphehle6742/
Mpheele677/
Mphilip674/
Mpeehle671/
Mphilia671/
Mphelle671/
Mphella671/
Mphahli671/
Mmpehle671/
Mpehele671/

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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 Mpeli
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