Qokela Surname

351,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname

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

Qokela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qokela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0291:52,6516,653
Lesotho101:203,25614,332

Qokela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qokela is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Qokela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qokela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 351,042nd most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,014,000 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Qokela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,029 people, or 1 in 52,651. In South Africa Qokela is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 31 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Outside of South Africa Qokela is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Qokela Last Name Statistics demography

Qokela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.37% less than the national average, earning R 108,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqokela924/
Qhokela922/
Kokela83756/
Qokola83238/
Qekela8367/
Qokelo832/
Qoqela831/
Kokeela7741/
Kokelea7727/
Kokkela7725/
Khokela7710/
Qhekela777/
Kokelya775/
Kokiela772/
Quokola772/
Qochela771/
Cockela771/
Qhokola771/
Khokhela7139/
Qhoqhela711/
Kokola672,487/
Kakela671,821/
Kokila671,820/
Kokala67610/
Kocela67555/
Kekela67314/
Qokolo67278/
Qakala67265/
Cokola67200/
Kekola67153/
Kokelo6737/
Kecala6730/
Kacela6719/
Kekala6718/
Qoukehloo679/
Qekelo676/
Cokala671/
Qokalo671/
Khokhelah671/
Cokila671/
Kekila671/
Qakelo671/
Cakela671/

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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 Qokela
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