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 last name Tjapela is found most in Lesotho. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Tjapela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tjapela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tjapela live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 28,230. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 78 percent are found, Berea District, where 19 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho Tjapela occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.
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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