Yekela Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Yekela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 309 | 1:175,332 | 19,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Yekela (29) may also be a first name.
Yekela Demographics
Average Yekela Salary in
South Africa
R 217,536
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Yekela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yekela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yekela (Oriya: େୟେକଲା) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yekela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yekela is the 849,693rd most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yekela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name at a global level, held by 29 people.
It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 175,332. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 78 percent are found, Western Cape, where 12 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa Yekela occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Yekela Last Name Statistics demography
Yekela earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.46% less than the national average, earning R 217,536 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yekela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yekela in the Oriya language | ||
| େୟେକଲା | eyekala | - |
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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 Yekela
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