Kgaphola Surname

68,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,211 people bear this surname

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

Kgaphola Surname User-submission:

Nkambule and Kgaphola are surnames shared by the Kgaphola clan, which resides in Sekhukhune, the southern part of the Limpopo province. The part of a bigger clan Batau, which is also a part of the Bantu people of Southern Africa.

Kgaphola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,1951:7,530954
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kgaphola (28) may also be a first name.

Kgaphola Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nkambule and Kgaphola are surnames shared by the Kgaphola clan, which resides in Sekhukhune, the southern part of the Limpopo province. The part of a bigger clan Batau, which is also a part of the Bantu people of Southern Africa.

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Kgaphola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kgaphola is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kgaphola.

How Common Is The Last Name Kgaphola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,846th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,010,615 people. Kgaphola is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kgaphola are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kgaphola is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name globally, held by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 7,195 people, or 1 in 7,530. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 49 percent are found, Gauteng, where 32 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kgaphola Last Name Statistics demography

Kgaphola earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.76% less than the national average, earning R 176,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgapola93913/
Kaphola9310/
Gaphola931/
Kgaphula8841/
Kgaphole8824/
Khaphola8822/
Kgaphala886/
Kgophola884/
Kgafhola884/
Kqaphola882/
Kgaphela882/
Kgapholo881/
Keaphola881/
Kapola861,540/
Gapola865/
Kaphala80574/
Kapoula80403/
Gapoula80189/
Kgapula80122/
Kapolla80121/
Ngapola8076/
Khapola8048/
Kaapola8036/
Kgapole8035/
Kapoila8028/
Kapolya8026/
Kgapela8020/
Kaipola8019/
Ghapola8018/
Kappola808/
Kapolay805/
Gaphula802/
Gaipola801/
Kapolah801/
Kapolia801/
Kgafola801/
Kgopola801/
Kapolai801/
Kapholo801/
Ngapoula751,282/
Kapoulas75656/
Kaappola75131/
Khophola7532/
Gaddpola7529/
Kapollas7524/
Kappolla7518/
Kapoulea7518/
Kahapola7510/
Kaphalia759/
Kgaphule752/
Kaapolla751/
Kaphahla751/
Kappotla751/
Kaphalai751/
Kaphalas751/
Gaphalay751/
Kgaphulo751/
Kapala719,186/
Kapolo716,688/
Kopola71284/
Capola71220/
Kafola71184/
Kapoła7163/
Gapula7155/
Gapala7134/
Kapouleas7122/
Gapela7116/
Gapoli7114/
Gapole718/
Gaddpolla717/
Gopola717/
Gepola711/
Kappoulas711/
Gapolo711/
Gafola711/
Kappala6712,069/
Kapolyo672,775/
Kgafela672,200/
Kapalay67827/
Cappola67807/
Ngopola67390/
Kgopolo67346/
Koppola67174/
Kapalla67155/
Gopolla67124/
Gepolla67106/
Capolla6793/
Khapala6793/
Ngapula6778/
Kapolou6764/
Kapalia6759/
Kaapala6747/
Kapalai6736/
Kgofela6734/
Kapalah6732/
Gafoula6724/
Kaipala6722/
Kopolla6720/
Gadpala6719/
Gappala6714/
Gaphale6713/
Ghapole6713/
Ngapala6712/
Ngapole6711/
Kgapule6710/
Gazpole679/
Kaipolo677/
Gapalla676/
Kgafala676/
Katpala675/
Gapolli675/
Gopholo675/
Kapoley674/
Kapaala674/
Kapolei674/
Gaspula674/
Kapalea674/
Kaupala674/
Goppola673/
Kgopala673/
Ghopala673/
Kafolau673/
Koupola673/
Kapoulo673/
Khopala672/
Kapatla671/
Kapfala671/
Kopuola671/
Gaspala671/
Ghapoli671/
Gaphaly671/
Gajpala671/
Gadpula671/
Ghopula671/
Kapoolo671/
Kapolio671/
Kopoola671/
Capoula671/
Kaupolo671/
Kashfollah671/
Kafolea671/
Kafoola671/
Kapalad671/
Kapalau671/
Kapalya671/
Kapoloh671/
Kapołła671/
Ngapolo671/
Gatpula671/
Gopolia671/
Gepolia671/
Gadpole671/
Gafolla671/
Capolea671/
Koopola671/
Capolat671/
Khafola671/
Kgopole671/
Kafoula671/
Capolas671/

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