Pulela Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pulela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
Lesotho701:29,0375,566
India451:17,045,897267,282
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Pulela (31) may also be a first name.

Pulela Last Name Facts

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

Pulela (Hindi: पुलेला, Marathi: पुलेला) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 860,770th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name Pulela is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Pulela reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pulela is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 31 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 467,049. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Free State, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Beside South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found and Lesotho, where 22 percent are found.

Pulela Last Name Statistics demography

Pulela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.71% less than the national average, earning R 76,728 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pulela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulela in the Hindi language
पुलेलाpulela-
Pulela in the Marathi language
पुलेलाpulela-

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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 Pulela
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