Jekela Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Jekela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 165 | 1:320,858 | 24,292 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
Jekela (13) may also be a first name.
Jekela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jekela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jekela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jekela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jekela is the 1,310,135th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jekela reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jekela is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 320,858. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 90 percent live, Tanga Region, where 5 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.
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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 Jekela
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