Bentsela Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

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

Bentsela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentsela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1261:429,98236,940

Bentsela Last Name Facts

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

Bentsela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentsela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,604,449th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Bentsela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bentsela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Bentsela is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 429,982. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found.

Bentsela Last Name Statistics demography

Bentsela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.53% less than the national average, earning R 181,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhentsela9435/
Bentsila884/
Ventsela884/
Bentselo881/
Bentsele881/
Bhentsele821/
Benzela8010/
Bencela801/
Bentsile7559/
Ventsele7552/
Bentsalo7533/
Bienzela751/
Ventseli751/
Benchehla71175/
Venscelau7117/
Bhentsile7110/
Benchelah716/
Bentshile714/
Venttseli711/
Bencila67112/
Benzele6756/
Benzola6733/
Benzala6718/
Binzela6718/
Benzelo6710/
Vencela675/
Wenzela671/
Bhentshile671/
Bencelj671/
Benzila671/
Bencelo671/

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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 Bentsela
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