Wopela Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Wopela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wopela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482

Wopela Last Name Facts

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

Wopela is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wopela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wopela is the 2,255,512th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wopela are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Wopela is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa Wopela is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 98 percent reside and North West, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent reside.

Wopela Last Name Statistics demography

Wopela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.68% less than the national average, earning R 169,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wophela9225/
Wapela831,080/
Bopela83235/
Wopala8382/
Wopele8321/
Wepela834/
Wopola831/
Bophela771,714/
Boppela7726/
Woupele7712/
Waapela7710/
Wuapela776/
Woipele773/
Woupala771/
Bapela678,037/
Bopele671,181/
Bopeli67167/
Wapele67111/
Bopelo67105/
Wapala6785/
Wapila6783/
Bopila6725/
Wapola6725/
Wepala6722/
Wopilo676/
Vopicella672/
Wopała671/
Vapela671/
Wepola671/
Vopala671/

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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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  • 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 Wopela
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