Mvelo Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

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

Mvelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2801:193,49220,922
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Mvelo (876) may also be a first name.

Mvelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mvelo is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mvelo is the 833,931st most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mvelo live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 274,802nd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 876 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 193,492. In South Africa Mvelo is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Western Cape, where 20 percent live. Apart from South Africa Mvelo is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Mvelo Last Name Statistics demography

Mvelo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.3% less than the national average, earning R 172,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mveloo911/
Mvello911/
Mvalo803,570/
Mbelo802,872/
Mvela801,307/
Mvolo80865/
Muelo80834/
Mwelo80528/
Nvelo8028/
Mvilo808/
Mbelou73447/
Mvella73388/
Mbealo73110/
Mouelo7329/
Muelot7312/
Mvollo7312/
Mbhelo736/
Mbeloh734/
M'Belo734/
Mhwelo734/
Mbelos733/
Mmbelo733/
Mweelo732/
Muelos731/
Mwoelo731/
Mwehlo731/
Mvelas731/
Nveloo731/
M'Vela731/
Mbielo731/
M'Belou67946/
Mbehelo67202/
Mvellah6724/
Mbelouh672/
Nempelo671/
Mueylou671/
Mbeillo671/

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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 Mvelo
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