Phela Surname
Approximately 896 people bear this surname
Phela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 495 | 1:109,450 | 13,179 |
| Pakistan | 283 | 1:631,250 | 9,872 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Phela (274) may also be a first name.
Phela Demographics
Average Phela Salary in
United States
$49,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Phela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phela (Hindi: फेला, Oriya: େଫଳା) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phela? popularity and diffusion
Phela is the 394,201st most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 8,133,422 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Phela live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phela is also the 536,832nd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 274 people.
The last name Phela is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 495 people, or 1 in 109,450. In South Africa Phela is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 41 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phela Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Phela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.88% less than the national average, earning R 147,624 per year and in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phela in the Hindi language | ||
| फेला | phela | - |
| Phela in the Oriya language | ||
| େଫଳା | ephala | 50 |
| େଫଲା | ephala | 50 |
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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 Phela
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