Kokela Surname

449,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 756 people bear this surname

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

Kokela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5231:103,59012,522
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kokela (198) may also be a first name.

Kokela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kokela (Bengali: কোকেলা, Hindi: कोकिला, Marathi: कोकेला, Oriya: େକାେକଲା) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kokela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kokela is the 449,900th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. The last name Kokela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kokela reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 198 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 523 people, or 1 in 103,590. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 62 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 13 percent are found and Limpopo, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.

Kokela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kokela has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kokela Last Name Statistics demography

Kokela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.55% less than the national average, earning R 119,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kokeela9241/
Kokelea9227/
Kokkela9225/
Khokela9210/
Kokelya925/
Kokiela922/
Khokhela8639/
Kokola832,487/
Kakela831,821/
Kokila831,820/
Qokela831,039/
Kokala83610/
Kocela83555/
Kokelj83466/
Kekela83314/
Kokele83211/
Kokeli83152/
Kukela83119/
Kokelo8337/
Kokely8334/
Kúkela831/
Khokhelah801/
Kekelia77987/
Kokkala77964/
Kokkola77623/
Kokkila77356/
Kokalla77159/
Kukiela77144/
Kokolia7780/
Kukelaj7759/
Koukila7758/
Kokkeli7748/
Kakiela7741/
Kokolla7739/
Kokilah7730/
Koukeli7726/
Khakela7719/
Kokceli7717/
Khokila7715/
Koskeli7715/
Koukelo7714/
Kokalia7713/
Kokoila7712/
Kokolay776/
Koceila775/
Koikala775/
Khokele775/
Kookala774/
Gqokela774/
Kokaala773/
Kakkela773/
Kokolha773/
Kokhila772/
Kukkela772/
Kokolai772/
Qhokela772/
Kokhola771/
Kekelya771/
Kadkela771/
Kaakela771/
Khokala771/
Koikila771/
Kokeuly771/
Kokgila771/
Kokhala771/
Koskila771/
Kukelah771/
Kokalah771/
Khekela771/
Kakelai771/
Kahkela771/
Kakhela771/
Kohkeli771/
Kokolea771/
Kokeley771/
Kokieli771/
Kokilia771/
Kokuila771/
Kockele771/
Kokheli771/
Kokilai771/
Koceyla771/
Cockela771/
Kokkeler71412/
Kokkalla71173/
Kocheila7187/
Kokkolla7143/
Kuokkala7140/
Kokkalia7132/
Kokallaj7132/
Koukelis7129/
Koshkeli7126/
Kogkelis7118/
Kaskeala7117/
Khukhela7117/
Kaskelah7115/
Khokhola7111/
Khokalay718/
Kackiela716/
Kokkaala713/
Koukelet713/
Kouceila712/
Khokhala711/
Gkokhila711/
Kakehela711/
Kagkiela711/
Kkaecala711/
Kogkelou711/
Koikoila711/
Kougkeli711/
Koukolia711/
Khokhele711/
Khokheli711/
Koukiele711/
Koukielo711/
Kokislau711/
Kokolo6710,478/
Kakala673,376/
Kakola671,250/
Kakele671,183/
Kakila67967/
Kocola67538/
Cokely67457/
Kukeli67349/
Qokola67238/
Kakelo67204/
Cokola67200/
Kakeli67195/
Kukila67161/
Kekola67153/
Kokile6789/
Kokili6783/
Kukelo6776/
Kukele6774/
Qekela6767/
Khokhilay6763/
Kukely6755/
Kokalo6753/
Kocelj6750/
Cukela6748/
Kucela6735/
Kecala6730/
Cokele6726/
Khokhuila6721/
Kukelhaus6719/
Kacela6719/
Kekala6718/
Kocila6718/
Koqeli6718/
Koceli6717/
Kakely6715/
Kokilo6712/
Cokeli6712/
Kocala6711/
Khokhalay679/
Kekelo676/
Kokało676/
Khokholya674/
Khoshkheslat673/
Kukelj672/
Qokelo672/
Kokhoilya671/
Kokily671/
Kokleo671/
Cokala671/
Cokila671/
Kekila671/
Khokhalai671/
Khoskhely671/
Kacola671/
Kokoła671/
Kocely671/
Kougkelis671/
Cakela671/
Qoqela671/
Koqila671/

Kokela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kokela in the Bengali language
কোকেলাkokela-
Kokela in the Oriya language
େକାେକଲାekaekala-
Kokela in the Hindi language
कोकिलाkokila66.67
कोकेलाkokela33.33
Kokela in the Marathi language
कोकेलाkokela33.33
कोकीळाkokila33.33
कोकीलाkokila16.67
कोिकळाkoikala16.67

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kokela
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