Phonqela Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Phonqela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phonqela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Phonqela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phonqela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Phonqela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phonqela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phonqela is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Phonqela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phonqela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Phonqela is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 57 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found.

Phonqela Last Name Statistics demography

Phonqela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.03% less than the national average, earning R 23,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponqela931/
Poncela80877/
Phonkola7510/
Ponqueli759/
Phankela754/
Ponquele753/
Phoncola751/
Poncelay751/
Phankhela7113/
Ponquieli711/
Phongkola711/
Ponkala67330/
Pancela6715/
Poncele6711/
Pankela678/
Poncala675/
Ponceli672/
Foncela671/

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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
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  • 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 Phonqela
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