Mzele Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mzele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Mzele Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Mzele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. Mzele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 368,556. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 8 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.

Mzele Last Name Statistics demography

Mzele earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning R 233,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdzele917/
Mzelea912/
Mziele911/
Mzelle911/
Mzehele831/
Msele803,974/
Mzale80633/
Mgele80356/
Mjele80291/
Mzile8096/
Mxele8025/
Mzole8015/
Mzela8014/
Mzeli805/
Mzhel804/
Mzeil801/
Mselle732,357/
Mshele73224/
Mtsele73125/
Mgelle7369/
Mjelle7361/
Mrzelj7351/
Mselea7312/
Mtjele737/
Mselei734/
Mseley734/
Mxhele733/
McZale732/
Mzaleh731/
Mzaeli731/
Mseles731/
Mdzela731/
Mdzeli731/
Msiele731/
Msaele731/
Mselie731/
Mzileu731/
Mzzeal731/
Mzahle731/
Mseile731/
McElee731/
McElea731/
McEler730/
McEley730/
Msehele67121/
Mtshele6753/
Mshelie6723/
Msle675/
Mjeeled672/
Mshelle672/
McEsler672/
Mceuley672/
Mseiler671/
M'Seele671/
Mtselei671/
Mdjeled671/
Mtsoele671/
M'Chele671/
McElher671/
McEleer670/
McCeley670/
McHeale670/
McElees670/
McEhley670/
McEhler670/

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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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  • 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 Mzele
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