Pefele Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pefele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pefele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Pefele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pefele is found most in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pefele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Pefele is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pefele reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent reside, West Region, where 15 percent reside and South Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 32 percent reside.

Pefele Last Name Statistics demography

Pefele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.77% less than the national average, earning R 31,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pefelie922/
Peffele921/
Pefelea921/
Peufele921/
Pfefele920/
Pefle911/
Peffeley860/
Pfeffele860/
Pefile83256/
Pefole8364/
Pefale835/
Pofele834/
Pefela833/
Pefeli832/
Peffle831/
Pfefle830/
Peifle830/
Pfeffeale802/
Phaefelie800/
Pfeifle771,942/
Phofele77134/
Pofelie7743/
Peiffle7726/
Pfeffle7713/
Phefile774/
Pfeyfle772/
Pheifle772/
Pafeule771/
Pfejfle771/
Pafiele771/
Peifely771/
Pifeley770/
Peffely770/
Pefffle770/
Pfeiffle71153/
Paephele718/
Phoffele711/
Poffelie711/
Pofale675,069/
Pafale6741/
Pafile675/
Pifale675/
Pofole674/
Pafeli671/
Pofeli671/
Pofile671/
Pfifle670/

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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 Pefele
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