Dlela Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

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

Dlela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dlela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5811:93,24911,396
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Dlela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dlela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dlela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 545,543rd most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dlela reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 581 people, or 1 in 93,249. In South Africa Dlela is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.

Dlela Last Name Statistics demography

Dlela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.74% less than the national average, earning R 112,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Hdlela911/
Ddlela911/
Dilella83905/
Delella8376/
Dillela836/
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Dletlau833/
Ditlela832/
Dlellai831/
Deilela831/
Dlaella831/
Dlala80796/
Dlele8030/
Dlola8010/
Dlila805/
Dleli801/
Delellas779/
Dellella771/
Dillella771/
Dlalah738/
Dlahla734/
Dlilai734/
Dlaala733/
Dlello731/
Dlalea731/
Dlolla731/
D'Lila731/
Dlaila731/
Dailiella711/
Delellias711/
Dilello67985/
Delello67398/
Dellala67209/
Dellelo6760/
Delilla6756/
Dellola6737/
Dellalo6717/
Dillalo6712/
Delleli6710/
Dlailia674/
Dellila674/
Dillelo672/
Dililla672/
Dillala671/
Dillele671/
Dilleli671/
Dlehile671/
Dlesler671/
Dlhahla671/

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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 Dlela
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