Pekosela Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pekosela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pekosela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1821:11,1682,518
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Pekosela (16) may also be a first name.

Pekosela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pekosela has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pekosela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pekosela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pekosela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename internationally, held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 11,168. In Lesotho Pekosela is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 79 percent live, Berea District, where 21 percent live and Leribe District, where 1 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekoselaa941/
Pekosele881/
Pekezela75104/
Pakesela751/
Phekezela7167/
Pakkasela717/
Pakasala634/
Pakazela631/
Pekesolo631/
Peqazela631/
Phekoitsile631/
Pakashala595/
Pakacila503/
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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 Pekosela
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