Mqela Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

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

Mqela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mqela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2411:224,80423,422

Mqela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mqela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,041,601st most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mqela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mqela is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 224,804. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 37 percent are found, Western Cape, where 24 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 18 percent are found.

Mqela Last Name Statistics demography

Mqela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.95% less than the national average, earning R 130,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgqela913/
Mqkela911/
Mqhela911/
Mqgela911/
Mkela80424/
Mqala80203/
Mqola8025/
Mqila807/
Mqelo801/
McElya73288/
Mgqala73250/
Mqaila7311/
Mkhela738/
Mkelah734/
Mkoela734/
McEyla731/
Mqetlo731/
Mqhola731/
Mgcela731/
Mgqola731/
Mkelea731/
McElea731/
McElay731/
McGela730/
Mchelia677/
Mqailah675/
McKelay671/
Mkhetla671/
Mkhehla671/
Mcgella671/
McElhay671/
McKhela671/

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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 Mqela
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