Manikela Surname

309,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Manikela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manikela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6781:79,9089,879
Swaziland3031:4,284317
India2221:3,455,24998,719
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Manikela (24) may also be a first name.

Manikela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manikela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manikela? popularity and diffusion

Manikela is the 309,358th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,978,299 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Manikela live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Manikela is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 24 people.

The surname Manikela is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 678 people, or 1 in 79,908. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 66 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Limpopo, where 6 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 25 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Manikela Last Name Statistics demography

Manikela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.92% less than the national average, earning R 135,648 per year.

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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 Manikela
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