Mengela Surname
Approximately 741 people bear this surname
Mengela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 670 | 1:3,596 | 642 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mengela Demographics
Average Mengela Salary in
South Africa
R 185,376
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mengela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mengela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mengela (Marathi: मांगेला) has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mengela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 456,743rd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. The surname Mengela occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mengela live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 670 people, or 1 in 3,596. In Namibia Mengela is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 36 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 19 percent live and Khomas Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Mengela Last Name Statistics demography
Mengela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.99% less than the national average, earning R 185,376 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mengela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mengela in the Marathi language | ||
| मांगेला | mangela | 50 |
| मगेळा | magela | 50 |
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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 Mengela
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