Mtshayeli Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mtshayeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mtshayeli Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Mtshayeli (38) may also be a first name.

Mtshayeli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mtshayeli occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtshayeli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mtshayeli is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Mtshayeli occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtshayeli live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe Mtshayeli is mostly concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 63 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 38 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mtshaeli946/
Mtshayele891/
Mtshauli8233/
Mtshaili8212/
Mtshawele781/
Mtshayile781/
Mtshale75136/
Mtshaule714/
Mchayili711/
Mtshaula711/
Mtsale672/
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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 Mtshayeli
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