Fukela Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Fukela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fukela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
India151:51,137,692512,385
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Fukela (14) may also be a first name.

Fukela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fukela (Hindi: फुकेला, Marathi: फुकेला) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fukela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Fukela reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Fukela is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 89 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside and Limpopo, where 5 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Fukela Last Name Statistics demography

Fukela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.19% less than the national average, earning R 156,384 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fhukela922/
Fukiela921/
Fuskelay8612/
Vukela83742/
Fikela83441/
Fukala83323/
Fukila83117/
Fucela8316/
Fukely8315/
Fokela8310/
Fukelo839/
Fukelj831/
Vukelaj7799/
Phukela7792/
Foukala7758/
Foukila777/
Fikelai775/
Fukkala775/
Fuchela773/
Fukaila773/
Fuccela773/
Vukhela771/
Fuquela771/
Feukele771/
Fuekila771/
Fukalla771/
Pfukila771/
Foukalla711/
Fuchelia711/
Fauchela711/
Faukilah711/
Fikila67171/
Vukelj67132/
Fukała67132/
Fukolo6774/
Fukalo6751/
Vukila6741/
Vikela6711/
Fokila679/
Vukala678/
Vukeli678/
Fikelo672/
Vukele672/
Fukile671/
Vukola671/
Fucila671/
Fucele670/
Fokely670/

Fukela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fukela in the Hindi language
फुकेलाphukela-
Fukela in the Marathi language
फुकेलाphukela-

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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
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  • 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 Fukela
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