Mqhele Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

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

Mqhele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mqhele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4001:135,44415,711

Mqhele (89) may also be a first name.

Mqhele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mqhele is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqhele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 726,304th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. Mqhele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mqhele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mqhele is also the 1,011,231st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 89 people.

The surname Mqhele is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 135,444. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 30 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live.

Mqhele Last Name Statistics demography

Mqhele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.32% less than the national average, earning R 113,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mqele91290/
Mkhele83105/
Mqhale838/
Mgqele837/
Mqhela831/
Mkhehle77319/
Mkhelle771/
Mkehele771/
M'Chele771/
McQuele770/
McHeale770/
Mkele731,655/
Mkhel7326/
Mqeli732/
Mqale731/
Mqule731/
Mqole731/
Mcheileh714/
Mchealey712/
McQuaele710/
Mkehle67280/
Mkelle6776/
Mkhile6726/
Mkhela678/
Mketle675/
Mkhole674/
Mkheli674/
Mgqale674/
Mgqela673/
Mgcele672/
Mkhelh671/
McKhle671/
McElea671/
McElee671/
Mhkale671/
Mkeile671/
Mkelea671/
Mqelhe671/
Mkgele671/
Mkohle671/
Mkhale671/
Mhkole671/
Mqkela671/
Mkahle671/
McChesley670/
McQuieley670/
McEley670/

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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 Mqhele
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