Bokela Surname
Approximately 3,721 people bear this surname
Bokela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,701 | 1:19,962 | 2,524 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bokela (254) may also be a first name.
Bokela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bokela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bokela (Oriya: େବାେକଲା) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bokela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 122,792nd most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,958,491 people. Bokela is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bokela reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 559,024th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 254 people.
The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,701 people, or 1 in 19,962. Apart from The DR Congo Bokela occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bokela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bokela in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାେକଲା | ebaekala | - |
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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 Bokela
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