Bamela Surname
Approximately 778 people bear this surname
Bamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 493 | 1:149,857 | 15,681 |
| Cameroon | 243 | 1:85,469 | 10,380 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bamela (312) may also be a first name.
Bamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamela (Hindi: बमेला, Marathi: बालद) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 440,082nd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. The last name Bamela is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bamela are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bamela is also the 497,456th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 312 people.
The surname Bamela is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 149,857. Excluding The DR Congo Bamela occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 31 percent are found and Togo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamela in the Hindi language | ||
| बमेला | bamela | - |
| Bamela in the Marathi language | ||
| बालद | balada | - |
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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 Bamela
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