Mqalo Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

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

Mqalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mqalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5861:92,45311,306
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mqalo Last Name Facts

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

Mqalo has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mqalo is the 544,808th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mqalo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mqalo is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 92,453. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Korea, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mqalo Last Name Statistics demography

Mqalo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning R 183,972 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgqalo912/
Mqhalo911/
Mqolo80582/
Mqala80203/
Mkalo80177/
Mqelo801/
Mgqala73250/
Mqaila7311/
Mgcalo733/
Mkhalo732/
Mkatlo732/
McAlop731/
Mkaloi731/
Mcalou731/
McAllo731/
Mkaloa731/
McCalop67236/
Mqailah675/
Mccallo673/
McAllop673/
Mkhahlo671/
Mgqaula671/
McGaloy670/
McAlohe670/
McAuloy670/
McAlloy670/
McAeloo670/
McCaslo670/
McKaloy670/

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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 Mqalo
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