Kgafela Surname
Approximately 2,200 people bear this surname
Kgafela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,705 | 1:31,776 | 4,069 |
| Botswana | 485 | 1:4,509 | 674 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kgafela (175) may also be a first name.
Kgafela Demographics
Average Kgafela Salary in
South Africa
R 139,272
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kgafela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kgafela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kgafela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kgafela.
How Common Is The Last Name Kgafela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 191,567th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,312,521 people. Kgafela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kgafela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 175 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,705 people, or 1 in 31,776. In South Africa Kgafela is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 48 percent are found, Limpopo, where 21 percent are found and North West, where 18 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 22 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Kgafela Last Name Statistics demography
Kgafela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.39% less than the national average, earning R 139,272 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafela | 92 | 167 | / |
| Gafela | 92 | 16 | / |
| Nkgaufela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khafela | 86 | 114 | / |
| Kgofela | 86 | 34 | / |
| Kaufela | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kgafelo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kgafala | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kaffela | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kafeela | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kgafele | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kafelya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafelau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kgafola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaafela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kgafhola | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kgaphela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kafelaat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaffelia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khafelah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafila | 77 | 667 | / |
| Kofela | 77 | 414 | / |
| Kafelo | 77 | 49 | / |
| Gafeli | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gefela | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gafala | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gofela | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gafele | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gafila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qafela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkgaphela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgofelo | 71 | 582 | / |
| Kafilah | 71 | 211 | / |
| Kafuila | 71 | 96 | / |
| Gaafele | 71 | 85 | / |
| Kafilaj | 71 | 71 | / |
| Ghafila | 71 | 58 | / |
| Kafilas | 71 | 51 | / |
| Khafila | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kaphela | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kafeelo | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kofeloa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kafilai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ghafeli | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gavelah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaafeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kofelya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaufila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaffelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngofela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngafele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngafila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quafela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaifala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gafolla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gafalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gafalaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khofela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafilia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgaphola | 67 | 7,211 | / |
| Ghafilya | 67 | 612 | / |
| Khaphela | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kgaphala | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghafeleh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khafilah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kgafela
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