Bakamela Surname
Approximately 345 people bear this surname
Bakamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 341 | 1:158,879 | 17,880 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Bakamela Demographics
Average Bakamela Salary in
South Africa
R 157,380
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bakamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakamela is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakamela? popularity and diffusion
Bakamela is the 809,613th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bakamela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 158,879. In South Africa Bakamela is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and Free State, where 17 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Bakamela Last Name Statistics demography
Bakamela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.77% less than the national average, earning R 157,380 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhakamela | 94 | 21 | / |
| Bakkamela | 94 | 3 | / |
| Bakameli | 88 | 34 | / |
| Bakamele | 88 | 10 | / |
| Bekamela | 88 | 8 | / |
| Bakamala | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bakamila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakomela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakemela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bahakamelia | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bakkamola | 82 | 3 | / |
| Bekhamela | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bhakamele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Boukamela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakamalla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakkamolla | 78 | 23 | / |
| Bakkamalla | 78 | 14 | / |
| Boukhamela | 78 | 3 | / |
| Bhakamilay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bokomela | 75 | 48 | / |
| Bokamola | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bakamile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bakomele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bakkammolla | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bekamalai | 71 | 26 | / |
| Bekamalay | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bhokomela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bokkamola | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bekamehlo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baicameli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukhamala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokkamalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokomola | 63 | 68 | / |
| Becamala | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boukhemila | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bokomolo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bakamela
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