Qalaqa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Qalaqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qalaqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Qalaqa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qalaqa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qalaqa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Qalaqa is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Qalaqa live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Qalaqa is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Qalaqa Last Name Statistics demography

Qalaqa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.09% less than the national average, earning R 99,588 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqalaqa9272/
Qhalaqa9216/
Qalaqha926/
Gqalaqha86208/
Gqalagqa863/
Qalaaqay861/
Qhalaqha861/
Qalaka8329/
Qualayqua801/
Qhalaka777/
Qalakha771/
Qallakaj7199/
Khalaiqa712/
Kalaqash711/
Khalaqat711/
Gqalogqa711/
Khalaqah711/
Kalaka675,154/
Calaca673,462/
Kalaca6728/
Qalako6722/
Calaka6720/
Khalaaqay673/
Qaleka672/
Khalayqah672/
Khalaqash672/
Qelaka671/

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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 Qalaqa
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