Vhela Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Vhela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 239 | 1:64,595 | 9,717 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Vhela (14) may also be a first name.
Vhela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vhela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vhela (Hindi: व्हेला, Marathi: हेला) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vhela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vhela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,038,570th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Vhela live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common forename in the world It is held by 14 people.
The last name Vhela is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 64,595. In Zimbabwe Vhela is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 82 percent reside, Harare Province, where 10 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 5 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vhela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vhela in the Hindi language | ||
| व्हेला | vhela | - |
| Vhela in the Marathi language | ||
| हेला | hela | - |
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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 Vhela
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