Vabela Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Vabela (17) may also be a first name.

Vabela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vabela is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vabela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Vabela is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Vabela live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Vabela is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Limpopo, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 22 percent live and Spain, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vabelai923/
Vabeilai861/
Vabeihla861/
Fabela8316,089/
Babela835,437/
Wabela833,510/
Vabele83103/
Vabala8329/
Vebela8327/
Vavela8324/
Vabila834/
Vobela833/
Vabola832/
Uabela831/
Vabiola7762/
Babelay7739/
Vaibala7720/
Fabiela7719/
Vaveela7716/
Vavella7714/
Vaivela7712/
Vabalai778/
Babelha774/
Vabeily774/
Bhabela774/
Fabelia773/
Vabhala773/
Babiela772/
Vavelas772/
Veavela771/
Fabelai771/
Baubela771/
Vavelay771/
Feabela771/
Faebela771/
Vabalia771/
Vaballa771/
Vuabila771/
Faibela771/
Fabelas771/
Babelat771/
Bhabhela7163/
Babelaid718/
Vaveilay717/
Vachwela711/
Babelyas711/
Fabielha711/
Favela6726,094/
Fabila678,564/
Babila675,618/
Fabelo673,036/
Bowela671,891/
Babele671,136/
Bobela671,106/
Bawela67968/
Vavila67799/
Wabala67354/
Wabila67326/
Wabola67325/
Babeli67295/
Wabelo67243/
Bavela67145/
Fabala67128/
Fabola67115/
Babelo67115/
Bovela6789/
Wabele6743/
Bábela6726/
Vovela6725/
Webela6722/
Wobela6722/
Vavyla6720/
Vavele6717/
Babyla6717/
Vabile6715/
Febela6715/
Wavela6714/
Fobela675/
Uabila674/
Vebala672/
Vobola672/
Vobelo671/
Vobele671/
Vobala671/
Vabhilash671/
Vabalo671/
Babíla671/
Wabeli671/
Babeła671/
Uabele670/

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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 Vabela
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