Tjapela Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Tjapela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 72 | 1:28,230 | 5,446 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Tjapela Demographics
Average Tjapela Salary in
South Africa
R 68,928
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tjapela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tjapela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tjapela occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tjapela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tjapela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 28,230. In Lesotho it is most common in: Leribe District, where 78 percent live, Berea District, where 19 percent live and Butha-Buthe District, where 1 percent live. Besides Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.
Tjapela Last Name Statistics demography
Tjapela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.99% less than the national average, earning R 68,928 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaspela | 86 | 80 | / |
| Tsapela | 86 | 36 | / |
| Japhela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tiapela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsapelya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Capela | 77 | 15,735 | / |
| Sapela | 77 | 336 | / |
| Zapela | 77 | 42 | / |
| Jopela | 77 | 27 | / |
| Japila | 77 | 3 | / |
| Teapila | 71 | 552 | / |
| Tsopela | 71 | 397 | / |
| Tiapele | 71 | 365 | / |
| Sapiela | 71 | 106 | / |
| Seapela | 71 | 84 | / |
| Cappela | 71 | 40 | / |
| Saphela | 71 | 12 | / |
| Djapelo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zappela | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tiapila | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tjapile | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sapelah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zaphela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sapelai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saapela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capelha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sappela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tyapila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsapila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tyapele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jappila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saypela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scapela | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tehapala | 67 | 13 | / |
| Thyapala | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tyapolla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Capeleau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saypeyla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saypeala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyapaala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jatpylay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zapelach | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tjapela
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