Hekela Surname
Approximately 1,571 people bear this surname
Hekela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,550 | 1:34,156 | 3,990 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Hekela (201) may also be a first name.
Hekela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hekela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hekela (Oriya: େହେକଲା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hekela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hekela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 252,019th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,638,794 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Hekela reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 639,077th most widespread first name on earth, held by 201 people.
Hekela is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,550 people, or 1 in 34,156. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 89 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 10 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hekela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hekela in the Oriya language | ||
| େହେକଲା | ehekala | - |
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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 Hekela
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