Golele Surname

295,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,291 people bear this surname

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

Golele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2841:42,1945,392
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Golele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golele is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golele? popularity and diffusion

Golele is the 295,398th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,644,885 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Golele are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,284 people, or 1 in 42,194. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 51 percent reside, Gauteng, where 40 percent reside and North West, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Golele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Golele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Golele surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Golele Last Name Statistics demography

Golele earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning R 214,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngolele92230/
Goleele9266/
Gholele9214/
Goulele922/
Goliele922/
Golelie921/
Goelele921/
Olele911,968/
Ngholele862/
Nggolele861/
Gulele8311,303/
Golela83747/
Holele83572/
Galele83436/
Golale8358/
Oleleh8340/
Goleli8333/
Golole8316/
Gelele8313/
Oliele8313/
Ollele8311/
Oulele839/
Oleile837/
Oleleu837/
Olelei835/
Golile833/
Oleale833/
Golgel832/
Olelea832/
Oleele831/
Olgele831/
Olelge831/
Oleles831/
Golely830/
Kgotlelle803/
Ngulele77736/
Galeley77156/
Galelea77120/
Ngalele7784/
Oulehle7743/
Gaelele7741/
Ngolile7740/
Guleler7730/
Gollela7725/
Golieli7710/
Holeleu779/
Geleleh778/
Goleela777/
Golaleh777/
Galeles775/
Ngoleli774/
Galaele774/
Golelha773/
Golgeli773/
Houlele773/
Golhale772/
Ghalele772/
Olesley772/
O'Leile772/
Gholale771/
Golleli771/
Oulesle771/
Holeley771/
Hollele771/
Goloile771/
Golalei771/
Gullele771/
Galelej771/
Gallele771/
Kgolela771/
Gulelie771/
Golohle771/
Galiele771/
Gotleal770/
Holeler770/
Alele739,425/
Olela733,982/
Olile73247/
Oleli73152/
Nghulele71216/
Holleley7170/
Goulelis713/
Ghaleleh712/
Gollalle711/
Golletly711/
Golliole711/
Golaleah711/
O'Lealle711/
Galetley711/
Galleles711/
Guleilei711/
Ngaïlele711/
Galleleu711/
Gallolee710/
Ohleyler710/
Golittle710/
Goolesly710/
Gottleil710/
Galela675,311/
Holela671,134/
Galole67918/
Golali67737/
Göleli67723/
Galely67679/
Halele67652/
Aleleu67343/
Güleli67329/
Allele67282/
Galeli67203/
Gulela67128/
Aulele67101/
Galeil6774/
Aleale6760/
Galletley6759/
Gelole6745/
Olelia6734/
Aleles6733/
Alelee6732/
Olehla6729/
Golila6726/
Guleli6726/
Aliele6725/
Oulela6721/
Golail6720/
Ollela6720/
Alelie6719/
Galeul6713/
Olelya6711/
Golili6711/
Olgeli6711/
Alelei6710/
Olaile679/
Aleleh677/
Aleile677/
Olelio677/
Oleala675/
Golhil675/
Alelea675/
Olealy674/
Algele673/
Olileh673/
Olilei673/
Oleali673/
Ahlele673/
Geleli672/
Oliley672/
Aalele672/
Gatlel672/
Olleli671/
Oleluy671/
Olesly671/
Hosletler671/
Galgel671/
Aleyle671/
Oliles671/
Olieli671/
Holyle671/
Golgil671/
Oluile671/
Oluyle671/
Holeli671/
Alelge671/
Golittley670/
Olyler670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golele
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