Qabela Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

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

Qabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1191:455,27538,276

Qabela (14) may also be a first name.

Qabela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qabela is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Qabela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qabela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,666,404th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Qabela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Qabela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 455,275. In South Africa Qabela is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Western Cape, where 21 percent reside.

Qabela Last Name Statistics demography

Qabela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.04% less than the national average, earning R 80,712 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqabela9212/
Qabeela923/
Qhabela921/
Kabela8316,111/
Cabela831,067/
Qobela8311/
Qabila838/
Qabala835/
Qebela831/
Qabelo831/
Qhobela77674/
Khabela77362/
Qabalah77200/
Kaibela77123/
Kabeula7749/
Kabaela7713/
Cabelia7711/
Cabelas7711/
Kabeela7711/
Qabilah775/
Kaabela775/
Kabhela774/
Casbela774/
Gcabela774/
Kabelia772/
Kabelea771/
Kabiela771/
Qabilat771/
Kgabela771/
Kaboela771/
Cabhela771/
Gqobela771/
Qhabila771/
Qaabila771/
Kabelya771/
Kabelath712/
Qaballah711/
Qhobeela711/
Kabettla711/
Kabila67108,808/
Kabala6745,608/
Kabola674,919/
Kabelo674,757/
Cabila673,418/
Cabala672,600/
Kobela672,361/
Kavela67932/
Kawela67838/
Cabelo67601/
Cobela67241/
Kebela67213/
Cabesilla6733/
Cabola6729/
Cabecilla6726/
Cavela6725/
Qobola6725/
Kábela6721/
Qabolo6719/
Kabyla6710/
Qavila672/
Qaweullah671/
Cabisella671/
Cawela671/
Qobelo671/
Qabalo671/

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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 Qabela
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