Gqala Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

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

Gqala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gqala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6221:87,10210,706

Gqala Last Name Facts

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

Gqala is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gqala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gqala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 522,545th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. The last name Gqala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gqala reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Gqala is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 87,102. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live.

Gqala Last Name Statistics demography

Gqala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.58% less than the national average, earning R 134,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqalas911/
Qala894,812/
Qalad803,535/
Gqola801,961/
Qhala80699/
Qalla80343/
Qalaa80307/
Qalat80191/
Qalai80175/
Qalaj80146/
Qaula8094/
Kgala8092/
Qayla8091/
Qalah8074/
Quala8018/
Gqalo8016/
Gcala8016/
Qalau8012/
Qeala807/
Qalia807/
Qahla804/
Qaila803/
Qalha802/
Gkala802/
Hqala801/
Qasla801/
Qalas801/
Qalea801/
Qalya801/
Gqela801/
Qalyas731,238/
Qalyat731,119/
Qalyay73467/
Qualia73184/
Qalhat7365/
Qualla7351/
Qalash7333/
Qallas7320/
Qallia7318/
Qalaah7314/
Kgaila7313/
Qaisla7311/
Kgalla7311/
Qalach739/
Qaslah739/
Qalahe736/
Qahlah736/
Qallad735/
Qalaha735/
Qahlas734/
Kgalaj734/
Qaylah734/
Gkalas734/
Qalaad734/
Quayla733/
Qallaj733/
Qallat733/
Qualay732/
Qalast732/
Gkalea732/
Qaulla732/
Quaila731/
Qualas731/
Qualea731/
Qaalaj731/
Qailla731/
Qaslia731/
Qhalla731/
Qalaat731/
Qaladh731/
Qalait731/
Qalatd731/
Qalgah731/
Qalyaz731/
Gkaila731/
Gkalia731/
Gkalla731/
Qallaa731/
Hgqalo731/
Kgaula731/
Quaula731/
Qhaula731/
Kala67208,742/
Cala6743,535/
Qalo672,384/
Qela67602/
Qalliaj67437/
Qola67292/
Quqalia6787/
Quallah6736/
Quqalla6725/
Qallaha6710/
Quallas675/
Qaullah674/
Qalahat672/
Qhaulah671/
Quaelia671/
Qualeas671/
Quallay671/
Quaylia671/
Geekala671/
Quailla671/
Qauglia671/
Qualias671/
Qalachh671/
Qalliaz671/
Gkalias671/
Gkallas671/
Gcaylya671/
Qathlaa671/
Quailya670/
Quallia670/

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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 Gqala
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