Vakalisa Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

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

Vakalisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vakalisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0521:51,5006,529
Botswana391:56,07510,323
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vakalisa (161) may also be a first name.

Vakalisa Last Name Facts

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

Vakalisa is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakalisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 335,833rd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,637,109 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Vakalisa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Vakalisa is also the 722,635th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 161 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,052 people, or 1 in 51,500. In South Africa Vakalisa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Aside from South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Vakalisa Last Name Statistics demography

Vakalisa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning R 202,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vakaliso885/
Vakaliza881/
Bakailisa821/
Bakalisah821/
Fakolisa751/
Wokalisa751/
Bakaliza751/
Vakaleca751/
Boukahlisa672/
Wakalese631/
Bakalese631/
Wakaliche591/
Fakolijo502/
Wacalici501/
Bakolezi501/

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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 Vakalisa
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