Qele Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Qele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Lesotho501:40,6516,911
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Qele (15) may also be a first name.

Qele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qele is found most in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,276,805th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Qele are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Qele is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 497,043. In South Africa Qele is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Western Cape, where 17 percent live and North West, where 16 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 28 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Qele Last Name Statistics demography

Qele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.37% less than the national average, earning R 75,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqele89307/
Quele89280/
Qhele89208/
Qoele8914/
Qelez891/
Qelep891/
Qeyle891/
Qkele891/
Qelle890/
Qetle890/
Qeule890/
Qle863/
Quelle801,130/
Queale80289/
Queles80247/
Quelet80225/
Qeyley80196/
Queler80110/
Qelesh8090/
Quiele8021/
Quelez8020/
Queley809/
Qhoele805/
Qeilie804/
Qhelle804/
Quqele804/
Gqhele803/
Queile802/
Quelee802/
Quelie802/
Qeeley801/
Queleh801/
Qielie801/
Queule801/
Qeiler801/
Quaele800/
Quetle800/
Cele75104,010/
Qale7549,315/
Kele7510,755/
Qule75744/
Qole75649/
Qeli75350/
Qeil7533/
Qile7514/
Qleh753/
Qyle751/
Qcle751/
Qjle751/
Qelj751/
Qely751/
Qeul751/
Qeyl751/
Gqle751/
Queeley73495/
Queille73281/
Quealey73121/
Quealee7338/
Queilhe738/
Quieley735/
Queeleh732/
Quelher732/
Quelech732/
Quelesh731/
Quetles731/
Quesler731/
Quetlee731/
Kquelle731/
Quesleh731/
Queales731/
Queiles731/
Uanqele731/
Quaeley730/
Quesley730/
Quelett730/
Queglie730/
Qheeler730/
Qaleh6711,775/
Kelle677,326/
Chele676,299/
Keele675,733/
Celej672,029/
Khele671,903/
Koele671,304/
Quale671,113/
Kiele67963/
Kehle67798/
Qelaj67490/
Qaile67479/
Celea67432/
Quile67407/
Keley67399/
Kelei67364/
Kelez67283/
Qelai67245/
Kaele67238/
Kelea67221/
Kelhe67217/
Qulle67174/
Keale67165/
Kelie67165/
Keleč67148/
Celey67145/
Queal67138/
Keule67137/
Queli67118/
Qhole6790/
Keleh6774/
Keleu6767/
Qalee6763/
Qalei6743/
Kelee6740/
Quesille6735/
Coele6734/
Quyle6730/
Qojle6729/
Keile6720/
Queisler6720/
Queilles6720/
Quetille6713/
Qettelle6711/
Keyle679/
Qheli679/
Quleh679/
Quely678/
Queil678/
Qaley677/
Qeala677/
Qilei676/
Ceale675/
Kelge674/
Gqule674/
Ceile673/
Celee673/
Ķelle673/
Gqole673/
Caele673/
Kejle672/
Qiles672/
Ceele672/
Celei672/
Quetelle672/
Qaale671/
Qealy671/
Qoyle671/
Quellehe671/
Quitelle671/
Kgele671/
Keleň671/
Qisel671/
Qoleh671/
Queesler671/
Qelay671/
Qelhj671/
Qelis671/
Qalea671/
Qeelh671/
Gcele671/
Ke'le671/
Hcele671/
Gqale671/
Gqela671/
Qieli671/
Qylet671/
Qkleh671/
Gqeal671/
Queselle670/
Qoley670/
Ceyle670/

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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 Qele
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