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 surname Pekela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pekela is the 2,273,756th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Pekela live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pekela is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 19 people.

The surname Pekela is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 70 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 14 percent reside and North West, where 12 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 24 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.

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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