Mphekeleli Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphekeleli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphekeleli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho521:39,0886,754
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Mphekeleli (225) may also be a first name.

Mphekeleli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphekeleli occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphekeleli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mphekeleli is the 2,372,517th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphekeleli are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mphekeleli is also the 599,828th most frequent first name in the world, held by 225 people.

Mphekeleli is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 39,088. In Lesotho Mphekeleli is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 52 percent live, Maseru District, where 27 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 19 percent live. Besides Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Mphekeleli Last Name Statistics demography

Mphekeleli earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.06% less than the national average, earning R 163,836 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpekeleli951/
'Mphekeleli951/
Mphikeleli90206/
Mphekelele904/
Mpikeleli84228/
Mphikelela804/
Mphikelele802/
Mfikeleli741/
Bekelela671/
Mphikalale601/
Bekelila561/
Mpikilile538/

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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
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  • 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 Mphekeleli
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