Phokela Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

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

Phokela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phokela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7301:74,2169,223
India201:38,353,269431,471
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Phokela (490) may also be a first name.

Phokela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phokela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Phokela.

How Common Is The Last Name Phokela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 444,080th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,476,653 people. The last name Phokela occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Phokela are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Phokela is also the 383,918th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 490 people.

The last name Phokela is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 730 people, or 1 in 74,216. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 41 percent live, North West, where 41 percent live and Limpopo, where 11 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phokela Last Name Statistics demography

Phokela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.51% less than the national average, earning R 129,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokela921,591/
Poikela86765/
Phakela86623/
Phukela8692/
Poskela8644/
Phokele8618/
Phokola867/
Phokala862/
Phokelo862/
Phekela862/
Phokila861/
Phokeli861/
Phokhala8018/
Phokhele8016/
Pushkela801/
Poikkela801/
Pokala779,122/
Pakela771,613/
Pokola77325/
Pekela7770/
Poqela7734/
Pukela7725/
Pokila7724/
Pokelo7710/
Fokela7710/
Pokeli774/
Pokele773/
Vokela773/
Pokely771/
Pokyla771/
Pocela770/
Pushkelya7524/
Phokhalai759/
Pokhyla711,376/
Pahkala71597/
Phakala71238/
Phekola71236/
Phakola71234/
Pachela71227/
Pakkela71198/
Phokolo71198/
Poikola71169/
Pokhila71123/
Phakeli71120/
Pockelé7197/
Pockele7193/
Pakiela7190/
Phakele7189/
Poikala7184/
Pokkala7183/
Pukkela7168/
Pokalai7152/
Pookala7138/
Putkela7118/
Pokalla7116/
Pakhola7114/
Poikila7111/
Pokaala718/
Phokalo718/
Pokhala717/
Pakaela716/
Pokhele714/
Paketla713/
Pokkeli713/
Pakeela713/
Pehkola713/
Pokalaj713/
Pakelia712/
Poukala712/
Pokelou712/
Phekelo712/
Fhukela712/
Pekkela711/
Pogkala711/
Pokalia711/
Pokeeli711/
Pokilai711/
Pokkila711/
Pokolay711/
Peckela711/
Pakhela711/
Pakelay711/
Pochela711/
Phakelo711/
Pekelah711/
Pokolea711/
Pokolia711/
Puckela711/
Poukola711/
'Pakela711/
Phacela711/
Poukele711/
Pokkalla6739/
Pakholya6727/
Puchkelo6713/
Phukhele6713/
Phokoile677/
Pukkeela675/
Phokuile675/
Pacheela674/
Pokalaai674/
Pahakala673/
Pokkilai673/
Pushkelo672/
Pokhalla671/
Pokkeeli671/
Pushkele671/
Poukkala671/
Phuskele671/
Pakkaela671/
Pacheila671/
Pachelya671/
Pakhelah671/
Pashkyla671/

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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 Phokela
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