Vukela Surname

456,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 742 people bear this surname

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

Vukela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vukela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6891:78,6329,743
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Vukela (12) may also be a first name.

Vukela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vukela (Russian: Вукельа) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vukela.

How Common Is The Last Name Vukela? popularity and diffusion

Vukela is the 456,246th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,821,490 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Vukela reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Vukela is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Vukela is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 689 people, or 1 in 78,632. In South Africa Vukela is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 48 percent reside, Limpopo, where 23 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Vukela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vukela last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Vukela earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 40.06% less than the national average, earning R 142,452 per year and in United States they earn 26.84% less than the national average, earning $31,568 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vukelaj9299/
Vhukela9213/
Vukhela921/
Vukeloa921/
Vushkela861/
Vukelj83132/
Vukila8341/
Fukela8340/
Wukela8327/
Vikela8311/
Vukala838/
Vukeli838/
Vukele832/
Vukola831/
Phukela7792/
Bukelia7736/
Vukkala7733/
Vukeles777/
Vukelio774/
Vuchela773/
Fhukela772/
Vukhala772/
Vuquela771/
Vukilaj771/
Vuskila771/
Vukalaj771/
Wuekela771/
Fukiela771/
Baukela771/
Viquela771/
Vukelich71782/
Boukehla71156/
Vauhkala71125/
Viquelia7164/
Fuskelay7112/
Vauhkola719/
Vukkalla716/
Vukkitla713/
Vukelych712/
Vukelish712/
Vukeless712/
Boukelha711/
Bukeilah711/
Vukeleić711/
Boukhela711/
Fikela67441/
Fukala67323/
Fukila67117/
Vukile6749/
Wukola6741/
Vukalo6739/
Wukala6730/
Vikola6725/
Vucelj6717/
Fucela6716/
Fokela6710/
Fukelo679/
Vikala679/
Vikila675/
Buqela675/
Vikelo675/
Boukhella672/
Boukhelia671/
Wikela671/
Vucola671/
Vushkoila671/
Vuceli671/
Wokela671/
Vokeli671/

Vukela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vukela in the Russian language
Вукельаvukela-

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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 Vukela
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