Khwela Surname
Approximately 8,247 people bear this surname
Khwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7,998 | 1:6,774 | 874 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Khwéla (1) are calculated separately.
Khwela (45) may also be a first name.
Khwela Demographics
Average Khwela Salary in
South Africa
R 144,120
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Khwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khwela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Khwéla. For other possible spellings of Khwela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khwela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 60,987th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 883,660 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khwela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Khwela is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 45 people.
It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 7,998 people, or 1 in 6,774. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 86 percent live, Gauteng, where 6 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa Khwela exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Khwela Last Name Statistics demography
Khwela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.35% less than the national average, earning R 144,120 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khwéla | 94 | 1 | / |
| Khwehla | 92 | 84 | / |
| Khwetla | 92 | 5 | / |
| Khwella | 92 | 4 | / |
| Khweila | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwela | 91 | 2,570 | / |
| Hwela | 91 | 2 | / |
| Khweilha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khwala | 83 | 501 | / |
| Kwella | 83 | 280 | / |
| Khwele | 83 | 167 | / |
| Khuela | 83 | 101 | / |
| Khwelo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Khweli | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kwelia | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hwelya | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kweila | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kwelah | 83 | 3 | / |
| Chwela | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hwelat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwhela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kqwela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kkwela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khweled | 77 | 160 | / |
| Khbeila | 77 | 31 | / |
| Khwahla | 77 | 23 | / |
| Khwolai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kwehela | 77 | 3 | / |
| Khouela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khwaila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khweile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khweili | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khweily | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hweilla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweilla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khwehle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hweelya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwila | 73 | 657 | / |
| Qwela | 73 | 328 | / |
| Huela | 73 | 303 | / |
| Kwelo | 73 | 106 | / |
| Cwela | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hwila | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kweła | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hweillia | 71 | 75 | / |
| Khweilhe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Khwailah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hweilatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kh'weïly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khwallah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuele | 67 | 504 | / |
| Chuela | 67 | 334 | / |
| Khuelo | 67 | 246 | / |
| Chwila | 67 | 146 | / |
| Khwili | 67 | 115 | / |
| Khwalo | 67 | 80 | / |
| Kwaila | 67 | 70 | / |
| Houela | 67 | 70 | / |
| Huelat | 67 | 57 | / |
| Khvala | 67 | 41 | / |
| Huelas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kvella | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwilla | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qhwelo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwilat | 67 | 4 | / |
| H'Weilatt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khwjly | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gqwela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwaila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwilya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chwyla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huelya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwello | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qhwala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwoila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweloo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kveela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwelio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwihla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chvela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwilya | 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 Khwela
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