Pekezela Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pekezela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pekezela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Pekezela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pekezela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekezela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,806,862nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Pekezela is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pekezela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 525,997. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Western Cape, where 16 percent reside and North West, where 13 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Pekezela Last Name Statistics demography

Pekezela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.81% less than the national average, earning R 85,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phekezela9467/
Pekosela75186/
Pakazela751/
Pakesela751/
Peqazela751/
Pekoselaa711/
Pekesolo631/
Pakkasela597/
Pakasala504/
Pikizolo501/

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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
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  • 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 Pekezela
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