Bohela Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bohela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bohela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2731:193,92516,636
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bohela (42) may also be a first name.

Bohela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bohela is found most in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bohela.

How Common Is The Last Name Bohela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bohela is the 897,852nd most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bohela reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bohela is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 42 people.

The surname Bohela is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 193,925. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 49 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Bohela occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bohelay92304/
Bohella923/
Bohelia921/
Boela91168/
Boella83347/
Bohelo83186/
Bahela83100/
Behela8351/
Bohila8334/
Bhoela8314/
Boelah838/
Boelau835/
Bheula832/
Bhaela831/
Boelat831/
Boeila831/
Boelia830/
Bhoelai77488/
Boehelo7748/
Vuohela7717/
Boehlau7710/
Baheila779/
Behella777/
Boeslau777/
Boohelo775/
Bhaeela773/
Bohilla773/
Bohélay772/
Bahgela771/
Boeella771/
Boeilla771/
Boellah771/
Bahella771/
Boelhat771/
Boelias771/
Beheila771/
Beula733,010/
Baela73137/
Boelo73103/
Baheilay718/
Boellath715/
Bohitlha714/
Baheliat711/
Mphohela711/
Baheliay711/
Baella67576/
Behila67223/
Beulah67178/
Beulay67155/
Bahila67151/
Bouila6772/
Boelio6723/
Bahelo6723/
Boehlo6722/
Beulla6717/
Beulia6717/
Behelo6712/
Boayla6711/
Boetillah6710/
Baelia676/
Boello676/
Beelah674/
Beeila673/
Boeley672/
Boelho672/
Baelga671/
Baelas671/
Baeela671/
Voelah671/
Boujla671/
Bohilo671/
Buiela671/
Bouyla671/
Baeila671/
Baelau671/
Baelea671/
Baelya671/
Beuila671/

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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 Bohela
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