Zengela Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

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

Zengela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zengela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Zengela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zengela is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zengela? popularity and diffusion

Zengela is the 2,876,555th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zengela live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Zengela is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa Zengela is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 64 percent live, Free State, where 31 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Zengela Last Name Statistics demography

Zengela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.26% less than the national average, earning R 125,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zenguela931/
Dzengela931/
Tzengela931/
Zenela923/
Dziengela881/
Zenelaj862,869/
Jengela862,095/
Zengele86937/
Zingela86464/
Sengela86262/
Zengala8662/
Gengela8644/
Zenzela8620/
Zenelas868/
Zengola864/
Zengeli863/
Zenelay862/
Zenelai862/
Zenyela862/
Zenelah862/
Zengila861/
Cengela861/
Zgela83131/
Zenguila80181/
Djengela8096/
Zengeler8074/
Zenguele8066/
Zejnelaj8053/
Chengela8031/
Zenjelaj8021/
Dzenzela8011/
Dzengola808/
Zengeley807/
Senguela807/
Sengelia804/
Gengelya802/
Jengelah801/
Jengelya801/
Sengella801/
Zeneilha801/
Zinguela801/
Tsengela801/
Tzingela801/
Zeneulia801/
Jenela7792/
Genela7737/
Senela7722/
Zinela773/
Cenela772/
Zngelo771/
Shengelia759,072/
Shengelya7527/
Shengelay7515/
Chengelia757/
Zenghelis757/
Senguelas752/
Tshengela751/
Chengelah751/
Zengesler750/
Sengele711,655/
Jingela71579/
Senzela71546/
Zingila7179/
Gengele7177/
Sengelo7175/
Zengolo7156/
Zinzela7155/
Sengeli7151/
Singela7139/
Sengala7137/
Sensela7133/
Zingele7129/
Sengila7121/
Chenguelia7120/
Genelia7112/
Gingela7111/
Seniela717/
Seneela716/
Zingeli716/
Cingela716/
Jengele716/
Sengola714/
Genelaz714/
Zingala713/
Genzela713/
Seanela713/
Jengeli712/
Genelas712/
Senelia712/
Cengeli712/
Zincela712/
Cencela711/
Jeneela711/
Jengila711/
Jenhela711/
Gengeli711/
Zenelajová711/
Cenelha711/
Jenelia711/
Jenjela711/
Zengile711/
Sengely711/
Sengelé711/
Djenela711/
Zghella711/
Zinyela711/
Senelah711/
Semgela711/
Zenilau711/
Jngelya711/
Genelay710/
Chenjela67321/
Žgela67314/
Geneslay67261/
Dziendziela6761/
Chengelo6743/
Zingeler6740/
Geniella6725/
Zingelis6719/
Shengelo6717/
Zängeler6710/
Sengilay679/
Dzinyela679/
Dzenzelo678/
Sengilla676/
Zingaila676/
Shingela674/
Snghelya673/
Sengalla672/
Senguila672/
Genelhau672/
Ssengelo672/
Chingela672/
Jen'hela671/
Jeneelaa671/
Jengilaa671/
Geneladd671/
Gengilla671/
Singelas671/
Singelia671/
Singella671/
Singhela671/
Senelhay671/
Sengelee671/
Sengeloh671/
Sengolla671/
Jehngila671/
Zinguila671/
Zoingila671/
Zyngelis671/
Singuela671/
Sieniela671/
Senzeela671/
Seneilla671/
Tsingela671/
Djengele671/
Djengelo671/
Sgela671/
Dgingela671/
Seenzela671/
Sengalia671/
Gengilia671/
Genealla670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zengela
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