Fakela Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

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

Fakela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fakela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1321:410,43735,867
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fakela (10) may also be a first name.

Fakela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fakela (Russian: Факела) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fakela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Fakela occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fakela live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Fakela is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 410,437. In South Africa Fakela is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Fakela Last Name Statistics demography

Fakela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.41% less than the national average, earning R 94,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fakaelea861/
Fakola83260/
Fakila83128/
Fakele8369/
Fakeli8339/
Fakala8332/
Vakela8329/
Fekela8321/
Fakelo8316/
Fokela8310/
Facela838/
Fakely831/
Phakela77623/
Fakiola77205/
Fakeley7757/
Facelia7736/
Vakeela7717/
Fakelis7716/
Vakaela777/
Fakhila774/
Vakkela774/
Vakhela772/
Vakelya772/
Fakalea771/
Vakelha771/
Fakelie771/
Fackala771/
Fakelet770/
Faka'ala717/
Fakallah714/
Vakeelaa711/
Vakielia711/
Faihkele711/
Fauchela711/
Fadkilah711/
Faukilah711/
Fak'alla711/
Fackeler710/
Fackeule710/
Vakele672,258/
Vakala671,613/
Fakili67945/
Fakile67542/
Facelo67530/
Facila67246/
Vakila67183/
Fokala67100/
Vakola6774/
Fakalo6737/
Fakolo6724/
Fekala6724/
Faceli6719/
Fokila679/
Vakeli678/
Faqelo677/
Fakilo677/
Fokola676/
Focela674/
Fecola674/
Vokela673/
Facely672/
Fakılı672/
Faqele671/
Fakily671/
Fakailias671/
Fokely670/

Fakela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fakela in the Russian language
Факелаfakela-

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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 Fakela
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