Zekela Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Zekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Zekela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zekela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zekela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Zekela is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Zekela live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Zekela is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside and North West, where 50 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.

Zekela Last Name Statistics demography

Zekela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.71% less than the national average, earning R 22,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zekelia924/
Dzekela924/
Sekela833,526/
Zekeli83591/
Zekelo83177/
Jekela83172/
Zekele83172/
Zakela8335/
Zekely8317/
Zekala8314/
Gekela8312/
Zekila8311/
Cekela839/
Zikela834/
Zekola832/
Czekala77587/
Tsekela77251/
Tjekela7772/
Chekela7744/
Sekhela7730/
Siekela7727/
Sekoela7719/
Zokhela7718/
Zekalla7712/
Seikela776/
Zakelah776/
Sekelay774/
Zechela774/
Zequela774/
Seakela772/
Zikhela772/
Zeecola771/
Zakeela771/
Saekela771/
Sekelai771/
Sekelau771/
Gekelas771/
Dzekala771/
Dzikela771/
Zekhele771/
Zekhila771/
Zekilia771/
Sekeala771/
Sekelah771/
Zekelei771/
Tshekela71792/
Sekhoela71180/
Seakhela71141/
Chekkela7122/
Zeckelet7110/
Chekelea716/
Chekeela713/
Chekeila711/
Chekelia711/
Zequeila711/
Zseckely711/
Cheekela711/
Cekehlay711/
Zekhelou711/
Ts'ekela711/
Dziekola711/
Chekelya711/
Tsekelea711/
Sekhelea711/
Sekele677,616/
Zakola672,202/
Sekola671,230/
Zikeli67769/
Sokela67729/
Jikela67579/
Zekily67540/
Zakala67509/
Jekeli67486/
Sakela67462/
Sekelj67425/
Sikela67353/
Sekila67312/
Zekalo67302/
Sekeli67234/
Sekala67174/
Zokola67144/
Tshiekela67123/
Zakila67121/
Zikola6750/
Sekelo6749/
Chekkeela6747/
Jekele6741/
Zokila6741/
Zikala6734/
Sczekalla6728/
Cikela6725/
Gikela6722/
Seqela6715/
Zikely6710/
Síkela6710/
Čekala679/
Zekili678/
Cekele678/
Zecola676/
Zokala675/
Chekhelia674/
Zikele674/
Cekeli672/
Jekelo672/
Sékela672/
Zikila672/
Gekelo672/
Zakyla671/
Gekele671/
Jykela671/
Zekało671/
Zikelo671/
Zeqala671/
Zecila671/

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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 Zekela
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