Aphela Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Aphela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Aphela (38) may also be a first name.
Aphela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aphela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aphela occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aphela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aphela live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 38 people.
The last name Aphela is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,186,929. Other than Botswana Aphela exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
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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 Aphela
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