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

The last name Vakalisa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vakalisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakalisa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 335,833rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Vakalisa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 722,635th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 161 people.

The surname Vakalisa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,052 people, or 1 in 51,500. In South Africa Vakalisa is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Vakalisa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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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