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 last name Bamela (Hindi: बमेला, Marathi: बालद) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bamela.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bamela is the 440,082nd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. The last name Bamela occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 497,456th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 312 people.
The last name Bamela is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 493 people, or 1 in 149,857. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 31 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.
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
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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 Bamela
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