Qhela Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Qhela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qhela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Qhela Last Name Facts

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

Qhela is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qhela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Qhela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Qhela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Qhela is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 119,562. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Leribe District, where 59 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 41 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qela89602/
Chela8010,475/
Khela803,013/
Qhala80699/
Qelaj80490/
Qhola80432/
Qelai80245/
Qhelo80177/
Qelia80169/
Quela80138/
Qeala807/
Qahla804/
Qelas801/
Qoela801/
Qelay801/
Gqela801/
Qhila801/
Khella732,804/
Cheela731,371/
Chelea73848/
Chelia73578/
Cheila73384/
Khelia73347/
Khelya73124/
Quelha7389/
Khiela7382/
Quelas7380/
Queyla7376/
Chelai7347/
Quelay7346/
Chelay7335/
Kheela7334/
Khelai7333/
Queila7324/
Khaela7318/
Quiela7313/
Kheila7313/
Khelay7312/
Kheula7311/
Khelah7310/
Khelaa736/
Qahlah736/
Cheyla735/
Quelia735/
Cheala734/
Khehla734/
Quqela734/
Kheloa733/
Khelea733/
Khoela733/
Qukela733/
Qeliaj733/
Qetlah732/
Chelaa732/
Chelaj732/
Chelau732/
Quesla731/
Quelaa731/
Quelaj731/
Quelya731/
Qhalla731/
Quelat731/
Hkelat731/
Gqgela731/
Queela731/
Kela6713,336/
Cela678,818/
Qala674,812/
Quelhas672,066/
Qila67407/
Qola67292/
Khellat67200/
Qelo67119/
Queylat6769/
Khellah6736/
Chehlah6729/
Håkelia6721/
Kheilay6717/
Khellai6714/
Khoehla6714/
Queulla6713/
Quelais678/
Khaelaj676/
Chealla675/
Queelay674/
Queslau674/
Chelyah674/
Kehella674/
Cheilay673/
Kheliea673/
Queglia672/
Kehelat671/
Quaelia671/
Cheelaa671/
Cheelai671/
Cheelha671/
Chealah671/
Queliah671/
Cheliaa671/
Kkhelad671/
Cheylla671/
Kh'ehla671/
Khaella671/
Kheelya671/
Khelooa671/
Kheylah671/
K'Hehla671/
Queleau671/
Kheslat671/
Kheliaa671/
Chelaai671/
Quielha671/
Khetlai671/
Chealea670/

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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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  • 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 Qhela
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