Bonakele Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

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

Bonakele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonakele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6801:79,6739,852
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bonakele (14,790) may also be a first name.

Bonakele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonakele is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonakele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 464,720th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonakele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bonakele is also the 46,842nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 14,790 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 79,673. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Bonakele Last Name Statistics demography

Bonakele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.11% less than the national average, earning R 101,928 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
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  • 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 Bonakele
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