Bumela Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bumela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bumela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bumela (10) may also be a first name.

Bumela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bumela (Hindi: बुमेला) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bumela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bumela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,465,390th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Bumela live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 79 percent are found, Geita Region, where 7 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baumela9299/
Boumela9257/
Bhumela929/
Buymela925/
Bummela921/
Boumelha86597/
Boumesla86553/
Boumelah869/
Bhutmela864/
Boumelia862/
Boumeyla861/
Boumeila861/
Boumehla861/
Bomela832,955/
Bumala8366/
Bumila8328/
Bumeli8314/
Vumela833/
Bumola831/
Bumele831/
Boumelaha8010/
Boumeslat805/
Mpumela771,219/
Bommela77854/
Bumalay77828/
Bhomela77330/
Bhumala77139/
Boumila77111/
Beumala77104/
Buymala7795/
Bumalla7763/
Bumilay7720/
Buimola7716/
Baumila779/
Bumelis779/
Bumolla778/
Bummala776/
Buymola773/
Bhumila773/
Bummele773/
Bummila772/
Buhmala771/
Bhumola771/
Vummela771/
Boumeli771/
Vumelia771/
Woumela771/
Bomelia771/
Npumela771/
Vutmela771/
Bumeler770/
Boumehella753/
Boumecella751/
Bouhmala711,245/
Boumaila711,154/
Boumelit711,054/
Baumeler711,032/
Bhumalla71313/
Bouhmila71237/
Mphumela71221/
Bhumolla71136/
Beumeler71111/
Boumelih71105/
Baumelou7179/
Bumelytė7155/
Boumesli7135/
Boumalia7134/
Bommeela7121/
Bhuimala7110/
Boumayla719/
Boumahla717/
Boumilat716/
Baumilas716/
Boumhala715/
Boumecellat714/
Bhummala714/
Boumalla713/
Boumalah712/
Boumelid712/
Bummalla711/
Bhumalya711/
Bohumila711/
Boumaïla711/
Boumelie711/
Boumelis711/
Beumelez711/
Boumeili711/
Bomele671,576/
Womela67109/
Vumila6796/
Bomely6782/
Bomeli6770/
Bumolo6760/
Bumalo6723/
Bomila6720/
Bomelo676/
Boumelihe672/
Bhuimalai671/
Boumesleh671/
Bhumaalla671/
Vummettla671/
Bumily670/

Bumela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bumela in the Hindi language
बुमेलाbumela-

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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 Bumela
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