Mvelasi Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

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

Mvelasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvelasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mvelasi (16) may also be a first name.

Mvelasi Last Name Facts

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

Mvelasi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvelasi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,746,159th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Mvelasi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mvelasi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mvelasi is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name in the world, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 588,888. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Mvelasi Last Name Statistics demography

Mvelasi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.06% less than the national average, earning R 68,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvelasie931/
Mvelase8618,845/
Mwelasi8642/
Mvelazi8612/
Mbelasi864/
Muelasi861/
Mvelasa861/
Mvelashe80295/
Mvalashi8034/
Muelashi804/
Mwelashi801/
Mvelaese801/
Mbelassi801/
Mvelaase801/
Mveelase801/
Mvelease801/
Mvellase801/
Mwelase717,765/
Mwalasi71215/
Muelase71103/
Mwelazi7110/
Mvelose718/
Mvelese714/
Mvolosi713/
Mvelaze713/
Mbelase713/
Mvilase713/
Mvalase712/
Mvilazi712/
Mvelage711/
Nvelase711/
Muelagi711/
Mwilasi711/
Mbilasi711/
Mwalyasi6754/
Mwelachi6733/
Mweladzi6720/
Mwailasi672/
Mwelashe671/
Muelashe671/
Mbelashe671/
Nvelashe671/
Mweleshi671/
Mwelasha671/
Mwaliasi671/
Mbelotsi671/
Mbelease671/
Mvilasha671/

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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 Mvelasi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis