Engela Surname
Approximately 467 people bear this surname
Engela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 320 | 1:169,305 | 18,832 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Engela (10,256) may also be a first name.
Engela Demographics
Average Engela Salary in
South Africa
R 1,341,070
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Engela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Engela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Engela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﻠﻪ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Engela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 648,005th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Engela reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 60,227th most commonly used forename globally, held by 10,256 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 169,305. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 41 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent are found and Western Cape, where 21 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Engela Last Name Statistics demography
Engela earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 464.33% more than the national average, earning R 1,341,070 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Engela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Engela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺠﻠﻪ | anjlh | - |
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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 Engela
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