Kompela Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

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

Kompela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kompela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
India491:15,654,396253,566
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157

Kompela (10) may also be a first name.

Kompela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kompela is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kompela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,276,805th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Kompela are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kompela is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 459,133. In South Africa Kompela is most common in: Western Cape, where 42 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.

Kompela Last Name Statistics demography

Kompela earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.92% more than the national average, earning R 325,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Komphela93177/
Khompela935/
Khomphela881/
Kampela862,382/
Kumpela861,129/
Kompala861,098/
Kompeli86198/
Kompele8643/
Kempela865/
Kompila864/
Kompelo862/
Kompola861/
Kämpela861/
Compela861/
Kompalla80267/
Khompeli8072/
Kampelya8054/
Kampelga8012/
Komphelo807/
Kommpeli804/
Kumpetla803/
Kompolia802/
Komphala802/
Kampeala801/
Kompeeli801/
Kam'pela801/
Kompelis801/
Kompilas801/
Komphele801/
Comphela801/
Kampeela801/
Khompala801/
Kobela772,361/
Khomphele756/
Kampealla753/
Khampeela752/
Khumpeela752/
Kompealli751/
Gkampelia751/
Kobiela714,430/
Kampala713,229/
Kumpele711,233/
Kampila71880/
Kampelo71640/
Kompała71405/
Kobelia71271/
Konpala71156/
Kampeli71149/
Compala71139/
Kompolo7174/
Khobela7155/
Kampele7134/
Kumpila7132/
Kompile7129/
Kompili7121/
Kgobela7118/
Kovelau7117/
Koubela7116/
Campela7115/
Compola7111/
Kompilo7111/
Kumpeli7111/
Compelo719/
Kanpela718/
Kempala717/
Kobelas716/
Kompało716/
Kampola716/
Kovelah715/
Compeli713/
Kobelaa713/
Compele712/
Gkovela712/
Kobelga712/
Compila712/
Konpila712/
Kobelya711/
Kovelya711/
Konpely711/
Konpola711/
Koyvela711/
Qompelo711/
Kempila711/
Khampheela711/
Kamppila67210/
Khampala67200/
Konphila67180/
Khobelia67158/
Khampila67117/
Kaampila6748/
Compelio6743/
Kampelis6742/
Gkouvela6740/
Khempila6740/
Kompilis6731/
Kumpelis6718/
Campelia6717/
Khumpeli6716/
Kampalla6715/
Khumpila679/
Kampeeli678/
Kampelos678/
Kamphala677/
Kampelou675/
Khompilo675/
Khampola674/
Kobelacz674/
Gkampeli674/
Konpolla673/
Kamphila673/
Kanmpeli671/
Konpalla671/
Kumpaila671/
Compelos671/
Kovellay671/
Kobielia671/
Kemppila671/
Kompallo671/
Kompolou671/
Gkampele671/
Kampalaa671/
Khampele671/
Compilai671/
Kampilai671/
Kampolay671/
Kobelach671/
Kemphila671/

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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 Kompela
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