Tongela Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tongela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tongela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tongela (169) may also be a first name.

Tongela Last Name Facts

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

Tongela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tongela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tongela is the 2,506,728th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Tongela is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Tongela live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tongela is also the 703,581st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 169 people.

Tongela is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa it is most common in: Northern Cape, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 34 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.

Tongela Last Name Statistics demography

Tongela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.41% less than the national average, earning R 120,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonggela938/
Thongela937/
Tongella931/
Tonela9211,192/
Togela925/
Tonggelai8810/
Tonggelas889/
Tonyela86853/
Tongola86835/
Tangela86611/
Tognela86565/
Tongele86267/
Tongala86216/
Tungela86183/
Tonhela8640/
Tonelia8613/
Thonela865/
Tuonela864/
Tongelo861/
Toonela861/
Tangella8010,310/
Tanggela80832/
Tognella80360/
Thungela80125/
Thongala8079/
Thangela8075/
Thongola8063/
Tonggala8050/
Tongalea8028/
Tonnelat8028/
Tonguele8025/
Tangeela809/
Tangelas809/
Tangelaa807/
Tongalai805/
Tongolya804/
Tgangela803/
Tangelia803/
Toungala803/
Tanguela802/
Tonhella802/
Tongalla801/
Tonggelo801/
Tonnelya801/
Thonnela801/
Tangaela801/
Tangesla801/
Tanghela801/
Tangiela801/
Toniella801/
Tongalay801/
Tongelet801/
Tonggola801/
Tongolia801/
Toongola801/
Toungila801/
Toungola801/
Tangelah801/
Tongolla801/
Toinelia801/
Tonelo77502/
Togelo77223/
Tagela77128/
Tanela7764/
Tonila7757/
Togila7751/
Tonyla771/
Thangella751,465/
Tonchella7548/
Tounguila7514/
Tanggella7510/
Tangeella754/
Ttangella754/
Tangellaa753/
Tongelech752/
Touneslau751/
Tonoiglia751/
Thongalla751/
Thongilla751/
Thongolla751/
Tanghella751/
Tonggalai751/
Toongolia751/
Toundjela751/
Tonggolla751/
Thongaila751/
Tangila712,753/
Tanjela711,753/
Tangala711,329/
Tongolo71929/
Tonielo71271/
Thagela71159/
Taniela71158/
Tungila71130/
Tangola7193/
Tanzela7160/
Tangele7148/
Taguela7143/
Tansela7131/
Tannela7127/
Tancela7126/
Tangeli7120/
Togilau7119/
Tangelo7118/
Toguila7116/
Tonilas7113/
Togilia7110/
Tungele7110/
Tanelas719/
Toniola718/
Tamgela716/
Togelos716/
Thanela715/
Tongile715/
Thangeella713/
Tanyela713/
Taneela712/
Thanggella712/
Togaila712/
Tthangella711/
Thaangella711/
Thonguylay711/
Tangely711/
Tonnelo711/
Tonelio711/
Tonnila711/
Tongalo711/
Tounhla711/
Tanelat711/
Taugela711/
Thogelo711/
Tanguila675,003/
Tanzeela67612/
Toniello67467/
Tangilla67352/
Tangalla67329/
Tonggolo67100/
Thangala6787/
Tanggola6781/
Tanelaph6767/
Tangalay6744/
Tangaala6741/
Tunggele6741/
Thanelas6739/
Tanggala6736/
Tangolla6735/
Tanggele6735/
Tonnelot6735/
Tanchela6731/
Tangilas6724/
Thangila6713/
Taneylia6712/
Thanjela678/
Thannela677/
Tamggela676/
Tangilau676/
Tongolei676/
Tanggelo675/
Tanjeela675/
Tanseela674/
Tanghele674/
Thungila673/
Tanjella673/
Thaggela673/
Thaneela673/
Thangeli673/
Toncilia673/
Togailas673/
Tanaaela673/
Thongile673/
Tangelos672/
Taniella672/
Tanguele672/
Tangalah672/
Thangely671/
Thagiela671/
Thonsila671/
Taguelas671/
Tamneela671/
Tangeles671/
Tungeler671/
Tungilay671/
Thangola671/
Taguelah671/
Toniglio671/
Tongoile671/
Tounilia671/
Tangelid671/
Tangilad671/
Taneglia671/
Tangalau671/
Tangalia671/
Tanssela671/
Tuingila671/
Taghelat671/
Tanghala671/
Tonseley670/

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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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  • 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 Tongela
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