Fihlela Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

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

Fihlela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fihlela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5921:91,51611,201

Fihlela (15) may also be a first name.

Fihlela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fihlela is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fihlela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fihlela is the 542,091st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fihlela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Fihlela is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name on earth, held by 15 people.

Fihlela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 592 people, or 1 in 91,516. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 88 percent are found, Gauteng, where 6 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent are found.

Fihlela Last Name Statistics demography

Fihlela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.28% less than the national average, earning R 156,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fhihlela931/
Filela922/
Fileula864/
Fihlele863/
Filelha863/
Fitlela862/
Fihlelo861/
Filiela861/
Phihlela801,286/
Faileula801/
Vilela7787,717/
Fulela771,013/
Felela77173/
Filola77139/
Fileli7724/
Filelo7718/
Filila772/
Fylela771/
Phithlela753/
Fuliela71185/
Phelela7148/
Filelis7124/
Vhulela7111/
Vilelea717/
Vilaela716/
Vilelha716/
Filiola715/
Feliela714/
Vielela714/
Vilelia713/
Vileila713/
Vilhela712/
Fililia711/
Fileles711/
Fioleli711/
Filolia711/
Fehleli711/
Viliela711/
Vailela711/
Fetlela711/
Filoleau67142/
Vileilla6715/
Filiolia675/
Pheelela673/
Failelei672/
Phitlela672/
Philelia671/
Philhela671/

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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 Fihlela
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