Chonela Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Chonela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chonela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho881:23,0974,696
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chonela Last Name Facts

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

Chonela is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chonela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,497,948th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. Chonela occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chonela reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 23,097. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 70 percent reside, Berea District, where 16 percent reside and Leribe District, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 34 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Chonela Last Name Statistics demography

Chonela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.71% less than the national average, earning R 169,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chongela93774/
Chonelia9314/
Schonela930/
Conela927/
Honela922/
Chongella88150/
Choongela8828/
Chenela8658/
Khonela8629/
Conelia8611/
Conelea866/
Chanela866/
Shonela865/
Chonala863/
Chonila861/
Honelea860/
Conelay860/
Coneala860/
Changela80423/
Khonelia80239/
Khongela8087/
Chenelia8018/
Chennela808/
Connelay803/
Tshonela803/
Chongelo801/
Chongila801/
Channela801/
Chanehla801/
Chanelya801/
Conealia801/
Houneila801/
Shongela801/
Chanelaa801/
Chanelas800/
Connelia800/
Honeslat800/
Canela7722,591/
Zonela77141/
Honelo77118/
Sonela7779/
Conila7768/
Jonela7762/
Hanela7726/
Conelo774/
Honele772/
Honely771/
Changelia75540/
Tshongela7516/
Chonnolla757/
Changella751/
Chanila711,064/
Songela71958/
Hanhela71530/
Chenelo71478/
Cionelo71301/
Chanelo71208/
Canelea71148/
Coneley71123/
Chenala71110/
Haanela7147/
Chanala7135/
Jounela7134/
Cianela7130/
Hannela7126/
Honnila7121/
Sonelah7118/
Suonela7118/
Shanela7117/
Caniela7115/
Cannela7111/
Conilia7111/
Conelio7111/
Sonelia719/
Chanele719/
Chaneli716/
Canelia716/
Connelo715/
Chunila715/
Sounela715/
Cionila715/
Jonnela714/
Chanely714/
Soinela714/
Khoneli713/
Sahnela713/
Chonile712/
Chunelo712/
Juonela712/
Xonelia711/
Chonilo711/
Hounely711/
Dzonela711/
Sonetla711/
Conelho711/
Shonelo711/
Canelau711/
Chanola711/
Chenila711/
Honelet711/
Khanela711/
Xhanela711/
Schoingelo711/
Soneela711/
Chanhla711/
Hahnela711/
Coneloy710/
Honeley710/
Chunely710/
Honeler710/
Honnely710/
Honeles710/
Shahnela67383/
Chanalai67233/
Shaneela67173/
Changila67151/
Chennala67119/
Khangela67117/
Hannelas6766/
Chanelet6736/
Shangela6733/
Chennola6730/
Chanalia6725/
Conneley6721/
Changelo6718/
Chaneles6711/
Chaneler6710/
Chenalla679/
Chenolla679/
Songella679/
Khonyola679/
Cheenala678/
Songelia678/
Shoniola678/
Channala677/
Chanilay675/
Changele674/
Chanalla674/
Chatnila674/
Sonneela673/
Ciannela673/
Changeli673/
Channele672/
Shanelya672/
Honesley672/
Chaunele672/
Connelio672/
Tshanela672/
Cannelia671/
Canealla671/
Chonhloi671/
Chanolai671/
Changely671/
Chanhala671/
Chenayla671/
Chennelo671/
Honnilaa671/
Zhanelia671/
Sonelias671/
Sonelash671/
Khonelio671/
Jounelah671/
Souneyla671/
Tchanila671/
Chanolia671/
Chanyola671/
Chanalau671/
Coneeley671/
Songelha671/
Shhanela671/
Chanieli671/
Cionilia671/
Honeiliy671/
Honeylou670/
Honneley670/

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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 Chonela
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