Phukela Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

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

Phukela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phukela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa551:985,04961,274
India301:25,568,846339,406
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phukela (20) may also be a first name.

Phukela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phukela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phukela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Phukela live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 985,049. In South Africa Phukela is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 36 percent live, North West, where 29 percent live and Limpopo, where 18 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Phukela Last Name Statistics demography

Phukela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.25% less than the national average, earning R 163,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pukela9225/
Phokela86769/
Puekela86123/
Pukkela8668/
Phikela8659/
Putkela8618/
Fhukela862/
Puckela861/
Phukhele8013/
Pukkeela805/
Phuskele801/
Pushkela801/
Pokela771,591/
Vukela77742/
Pukala77271/
Pikela77250/
Fukela7740/
Pukelo7715/
Pukila7714/
Pucela7712/
Pukola771/
Pukele771/
Pushkelya7524/
Pukkila71673/
Pukkala71648/
Pihkala71353/
Vukelaj7199/
Pukalla7192/
Puskely7174/
Pihkola7170/
Pikkela7168/
Puukila7139/
Puhkala7137/
Paukola7122/
Puckala7121/
Pukhely7120/
Phokele7118/
Pukalay7110/
Pukhala715/
Puckelo712/
Poukala712/
Phokelo712/
Pukalai711/
Pukaala711/
Phukhailat711/
Poukele711/
Phokeli711/
Vukhela711/
Poukola711/
Puškely711/
Puecala711/
Puckely711/
Phokila711/
Pfukila711/
Putkeli711/
Pikelya711/
Fukiela711/
Pukkalla674,215/
Phukuile67241/
Pukhilas6756/
Paukkala6726/
Phokhele6716/
Paukkola6714/
Paukkila6713/
Puchkelo6713/
Fuskelay6712/
Pukhalla678/
Pukkaala676/
Pukelytė675/
Phukoile674/
Pukkolla674/
Pushkelo672/
Puskelis672/
Pushkele671/
Pukkilat671/
Poukkala671/
Pikkeela671/

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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 Phukela
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