Fohlela Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Fohlela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Fohlela (6) may also be a first name.
Fohlela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fohlela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fohlela occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fohlela.
How Common Is The Last Name Fohlela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fohlela is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fohlela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fohlela is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 6 people.
The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho Fohlela is most common in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent reside. Barring Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 40 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folela | 92 | 6 | / |
| Foulela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phohlela | 80 | 239 | / |
| Fhaleela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Felela | 77 | 173 | / |
| Folola | 77 | 70 | / |
| Falela | 77 | 7 | / |
| Volela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Folila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phelela | 71 | 48 | / |
| Faleela | 71 | 27 | / |
| Vollela | 71 | 23 | / |
| Fallela | 71 | 20 | / |
| Fahlala | 71 | 9 | / |
| Phalela | 71 | 6 | / |
| Falolla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Feliela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Faloela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pholela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folilat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faleula | 71 | 0 | / |
| Phahlela | 67 | 206 | / |
| Phallela | 67 | 25 | / |
| Faalelea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pheelela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Photlela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foulelou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fallolla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Falelatp | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fohlela
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