Mpumelelo Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mpumelelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpumelelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpumelelo (22,301) may also be a first name.

Mpumelelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpumelelo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpumelelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpumelelo is the 3,274,477th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Mpumelelo live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mpumelelo is also the 34,841st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 22,301 people.

Mpumelelo is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Mpumelelo is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 53 percent live, Western Cape, where 30 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Botswana, where 3 percent live.

Mpumelelo Last Name Statistics demography

Mpumelelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.47% less than the national average, earning R 29,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphumelelo954/
Mpumilelo891/
Mpumeleli891/
Mpamlele712/
Vhumelela671/
Mbumulile562/
Boumelila561/
Mbomoleli561/
Mebamulela531/
Mpe Mohlala501/
Mobe Malele501/

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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 Mpumelelo
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