Mpesela Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Mpesela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 50 | 1:40,651 | 6,911 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mpesela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpesela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpesela is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpesela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpesela is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Mpesela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpesela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 40,651. In Lesotho Mpesela is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 96 percent reside, Berea District, where 2 percent reside and Leribe District, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpasela | 86 | 1,380 | / |
| Mposela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mphosela | 80 | 89 | / |
| Mpashela | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mpessila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vesela | 77 | 1,166 | / |
| Besela | 77 | 224 | / |
| Mpetsheli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpiessala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Veselaj | 71 | 1,264 | / |
| Beselia | 71 | 953 | / |
| Beselea | 71 | 415 | / |
| Mposola | 71 | 281 | / |
| Beselga | 71 | 157 | / |
| Mpezele | 71 | 50 | / |
| Veselaa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bessela | 71 | 17 | / |
| Vessela | 71 | 15 | / |
| Veshela | 71 | 12 | / |
| Beselas | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mpozela | 71 | 10 | / |
| Betsela | 71 | 8 | / |
| Veselay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Beesela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mpisila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beisela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mposyla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mposala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beshela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veselia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veesela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beshelya | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mpishila | 67 | 48 | / |
| Besselas | 67 | 25 | / |
| Beshella | 67 | 21 | / |
| Besselia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vescelau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mphoselo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Besselat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vesselea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpashila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Betshela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphesolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Besselya | 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 Mpesela
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