Mtselu Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mtselu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtselu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2561:211,63222,369
Namibia421:57,3676,674
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mtselu Last Name Facts

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

Mtselu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mtselu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtselu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 893,754th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Mtselu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mtselu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mtselu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 211,632. In South Africa Mtselu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent reside, Gauteng, where 38 percent reside and Western Cape, where 15 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 14 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mtselu Last Name Statistics demography

Mtselu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.02% less than the national average, earning R 135,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtshelu92151/
Mtshalu7715/
Mzelu73260/
Mchelu67115/
Mdzelu675/
McEluy671/
Mzilu552/
Mzolu552/
Mzalu551/
Mchilu505/
Mzalau501/
Mzileu501/

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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 Mtselu
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