Gqabela Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Gqabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gqabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Gqabela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gqabela is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gqabela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Gqabela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gqabela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Gqabela is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Gqabela is most common in: Free State, where 58 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent reside.

Gqabela Last Name Statistics demography

Gqabela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.22% less than the national average, earning R 66,012 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qabela92119/
Gcabela864/
Qabeela863/
Qhabela861/
Gqobela861/
Kgabela861/
Kabela7716,111/
Cabela771,067/
Qabele7724/
Qobela7711/
Qabila778/
Qabala775/
Qebela771/
Qabelo771/
Qhobela71674/
Khabela71362/
Qabalah71200/
Kaibela71123/
Gkavela7149/
Kabeula7149/
Kgabele7137/
Kgobela7118/
Kabaela7113/
Cabelas7111/
Cabelia7111/
Kabeela7111/
Gqabile719/
Kaabela715/
Qabilah715/
Casbela714/
Kabhela714/
Gqobele713/
Gqobola712/
Kabelia712/
Kaboela711/
Kabelya711/
Kabelea711/
Kabiela711/
Qabilat711/
Qaabila711/
Qhabila711/
Gcobela711/
Gcabala711/
Gqobala711/
Cabhela711/
Gkavelas6743/
Kabelath672/
Kabettla671/
Qaballah671/
Qhobeela671/

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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 Gqabela
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