Pekela Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Pekela (19) may also be a first name.

Pekela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekela is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekela? popularity and diffusion

Pekela is the 2,273,756th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Pekela is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Pekela are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pekela is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa Pekela is most frequent in: Free State, where 70 percent live, Northern Cape, where 14 percent live and North West, where 12 percent live. Apart from South Africa Pekela occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Pekela Last Name Statistics demography

Pekela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.46% less than the national average, earning R 36,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phekela922/
Pekkela921/
Peckela921/
Peketla921/
Pekelah921/
Pekele832,175/
Pekala832,039/
Pakela831,613/
Pokela831,591/
Pekola83417/
Pikela83250/
Pekelo8376/
Pekeli8372/
Pecela8348/
Pekkala772,921/
Pekkola77827/
Phokela77769/
Poikela77765/
Phakela77623/
Phekola77236/
Pakkela77198/
Pekeler77147/
Pakiela7790/
Pikkela7768/
Phikela7759/
Pekayla7728/
Pekeleu7727/
Pekelys7717/
Piekala7716/
Pekeles7715/
Peikola7712/
Pekelei7712/
Pekalla7710/
Pekkelo779/
Pakaela776/
Peekala774/
Petkeli774/
Pakeela773/
Paekala773/
Piekele773/
Pehkola773/
Pakelia772/
Pequela772/
Phekelo772/
Peakala771/
Peekola771/
Pekhele771/
Pekolla771/
Pfekele771/
Pikelya771/
Pakhela771/
Peketle771/
Pakelay771/
Pekeley771/
Piekola771/
Petkele771/
Phekele771/
Pekehle771/
Pekkila771/
'Pakela771/
Pechela771/
Piekkola71233/
Piekkala71150/
Pekkolay71138/
Petkelis7180/
Phechela7118/
Peckelis7113/
Pesquela712/
Pekkeeli711/
Pikkeela711/
Pakkaela711/
Pakhelah711/
Pekkkala711/
Pekkkola711/
Peskelis711/
Poikkela711/
Pekhelei711/
Pikeslay710/
Pakala679,657/
Pokala679,122/
Pikeli671,055/
Pecelj67472/
Pikala67328/
Pokola67325/
Pakola67279/
Pakila67268/
Pikelj67218/
Pekile67146/
Pikola67122/
Pakelo67121/
Pikila67116/
Pycela6772/
Pikele6771/
Peceli6768/
Pecila6766/
Pekała6745/
Poqela6734/
Pokila6724/
Pecola6719/
Pokelo6710/
Pecala678/
Pykala678/
Pakeła674/
Pékala674/
Pekalo673/
Pikely673/
Pekili672/
Pekolo672/
Picela672/
Pikelo671/
Pykola671/
Pickettla671/
Peikeilei671/
Pecelo671/
Pekilo671/
Poekaelei671/
Pokyla671/

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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 Pekela
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