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 last name Mpesela occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpesela? popularity and diffusion
Mpesela is the 2,689,253rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpesela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 40,651. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 96 percent live, Berea District, where 2 percent live and Leribe District, where 2 percent live. Besides Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent live.
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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