Biyela Surname
Approximately 40,525 people bear this surname
Biyela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 37,568 | 1:1,442 | 165 |
| DR Congo | 2,148 | 1:34,395 | 4,278 |
| Zambia | 497 | 1:31,891 | 3,268 |
| Congo | 213 | 1:23,423 | 2,592 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Biyela (246) may also be a first name.
Biyela Demographics
Average Biyela Salary in
South Africa
R 136,344
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Biyela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biyela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Biyela is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biyela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,765th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 179,828 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Biyela are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Biyela is also the 569,299th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 246 people.
The surname Biyela is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 37,568 people, or 1 in 1,442. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 87 percent are found, Gauteng, where 8 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Besides South Africa it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Biyela Last Name Statistics demography
Biyela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.63% less than the national average, earning R 136,344 per year.
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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 Biyela
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