Pahlela Surname
Approximately 565 people bear this surname
Pahlela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 561 | 1:27,519 | 4,236 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Pahlela (316) may also be a first name.
Pahlela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pahlela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pahlela is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pahlela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pahlela is the 561,353rd most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pahlela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pahlela is also the 494,051st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 316 people.
Pahlela is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 561 people, or 1 in 27,519. In Zimbabwe Pahlela is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 90 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 4 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 2 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Pahlela
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