Phetela Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phetela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phetela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
England11:55,718,059489,080

Phetela (27) may also be a first name.

Phetela Last Name Facts

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

Phetela is most common in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Phetela.

How Common Is The Last Name Phetela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Phetela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Phetela live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phetela is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 27 people.

The last name Phetela is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa Phetela is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found and Gauteng, where 42 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 29 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phetela Last Name Statistics demography

Phetela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.48% less than the national average, earning R 86,796 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phethela93140/
Petela921,397/
Pphethela881/
Phatela861,209/
Pettela86422/
Petelat8652/
Petelia8650/
Pahtela8621/
Phetola8610/
Petelaz867/
Phitela866/
Phetelo864/
Pethela863/
Petelea862/
Petaela861/
Peteela861/
Poetela861/
Petelas861/
Petelau861/
Phetele861/
Photela861/
Phathela801,020/
Phetheli80110/
Phothela8071/
Poetelea8065/
Pettelat8054/
Phithela8028/
Petelaud8026/
Pestelia804/
Pethelaz802/
Peteliat801/
Petheela801/
Pettelaz801/
Phethelo801/
Patela7724,856/
Petelo772,006/
Petala77702/
Peteli77368/
Potela77303/
Pitela77191/
Fetela77153/
Pytela77136/
Petele77132/
Petila7745/
Petelj7718/
Petola7715/
Vetela773/
Petely771/
Pheethala753/
Phateulla751/
Phethalay751/
Patelai7116,712/
Patelau712,649/
Peetala712,157/
Pietila711,167/
Pattela71855/
Patelah71660/
Patelia71538/
Patelay71533/
Pathela71395/
Pittela71394/
Petelet71359/
Petteli71310/
Petelot71275/
Pottela71222/
Pettala71210/
Photola71185/
Petalla71168/
Pyhtila71133/
Pietola71130/
Fetelea71122/
Fetelia71119/
Peteler71115/
Pettola71115/
Peteleu71111/
Pohtila7181/
Phetolo7178/
Pohtola7176/
Paatela7168/
Petalia7163/
Pesteli7162/
Petilas7162/
Pethala7159/
Pitiela7157/
Pettele7154/
Petolai7143/
Petelos7140/
Petolea7139/
Pedtala7139/
Petelis7139/
Pestelj7136/
Patelea7135/
Pateela7134/
Pietala7130/
Petolla7125/
Pothela7124/
Pateila7123/
Pettila7123/
Pihtola7123/
Peteley7122/
Peitola7119/
Pithela7119/
Petilau7117/
Petelio7113/
Fetelya7110/
Paetala719/
Pohtala719/
Vetelay719/
Paitela717/
Petelei717/
Photila716/
Pistela716/
Patiela715/
Photala715/
Pestely714/
Poteela713/
Peteliy713/
Patelaa713/
Petiele713/
Peitila712/
Pyhtyla712/
Phatala712/
Petilia712/
Pitelas712/
Peşteli712/
Petalah712/
Peatala711/
Peetila711/
Phatila711/
Piteela711/
Piteyla711/
Phytila711/
Pahtala711/
Vettela711/
Pettely711/
Peteles711/
Petelie711/
Petelij711/
Petolia711/
Phatéla711/
Pestele711/
Petalai711/
Vietela711/
Potelea711/
Potelia711/
Fetelai711/
Phatelo711/
Petilha711/
Petiola710/
Peatila710/
Petessilla710/
Pateilay679,993/
Patelaai678,481/
Phothila67217/
Pestelos67199/
Pathella67127/
Pettelot6755/
Petitlas6750/
Pistelas6748/
Poitelea6746/
Pettalia6731/
Peetalla6727/
Peittola6726/
Patteela6721/
Patelahu6714/
Vahteala6713/
Pethalla679/
Petoilay677/
Peshteli676/
Peetolla675/
Peettala675/
Pitthela673/
Patthela673/
Pattiela673/
Patelaah673/
Pettalla672/
Pettelio672/
Peșteleu672/
Phithelo672/
Phathelo672/
Pohthala671/
Pattelaa671/
Peetalha671/
Pietilia671/
Pithaela671/
Pittaela671/
Pittiela671/
Fatheela671/
Fethelah671/
Pateliah671/
Pateilaa671/
Patelaaj671/
Patelaha671/
Pettilia671/
Peteloud671/
Phethile671/
Peiteler671/
Pesteleh671/
Petallia671/
Fetelais671/
Phathala671/
Phatilha671/
Pataelah671/
Petteler670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phetela
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