Phelela Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Phelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 26 | 1:78,175 | 9,832 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
Phelela (199) may also be a first name.
Phelela Demographics
Average Phelela Salary in
South Africa
R 168,660
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Phelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Phelela is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phelela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Phelela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phelela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Phelela is also the 642,605th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 199 people.
The last name Phelela is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 78,175. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 81 percent live, Maseru District, where 12 percent live and Leribe District, where 4 percent live. Other than Lesotho Phelela is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 46 percent live.
Phelela Last Name Statistics demography
Phelela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.03% less than the national average, earning R 168,660 per year.
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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 Phelela
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