Gonyela Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

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

Gonyela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonyela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6571:82,46210,182
England21:27,859,030389,889

Gonyela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gonyela is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gonyela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonyela? popularity and diffusion

Gonyela is the 499,597th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. Gonyela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gonyela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Gonyela is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 657 people, or 1 in 82,462. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Not including South Africa Gonyela exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside.

Gonyela Last Name Statistics demography

Gonyela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.64% less than the national average, earning R 133,944 per year.

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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 Gonyela
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