Chomela Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Chomela Surname Definition:

Chomela is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a child that signifies the planting of a new field.

Chomela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Lesotho201:101,62811,096
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chomela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chomela is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a child that signifies the planting of a new field.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chomela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chomela (Hindi: चोमेला) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chomela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chomela reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Chomela is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania Chomela is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 97 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent are found and Lesotho, where 13 percent are found.

Chomela Last Name Statistics demography

Chomela earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.1% more than the national average, earning R 309,156 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chomiela9333/
Chomelas9323/
Tchomela932/
Homela92936/
Comela9237/
Choumelas881/
Choumeyla881/
Chomola862,727/
Khomela86318/
Chamela86317/
Shomela86159/
Homelia8671/
Chemela8628/
Chomala8616/
Hoimela8613/
Chomila869/
Chumela868/
Homiela864/
Comelia863/
Homelad862/
Homelas862/
Chomelo862/
Chomely862/
Commela861/
Comelah861/
Chommeelap821/
Tshomela801,124/
Chametla80190/
Choumele80170/
Chamelia80165/
Chamelaz80165/
Chamelat8027/
Comeliau8017/
Chommala8016/
Tchamela8014/
Dzhomela8013/
Khomelah808/
Chomeily806/
Choemala804/
Cahmelia804/
Choomola802/
Chomolla802/
Chomeili801/
Chomolah801/
Chemeela801/
Chemmela801/
Chemelah801/
Hamela776,477/
Somela771,884/
Camela77974/
Comila77363/
Homila77201/
Homelo7740/
Comelo7733/
Homely7720/
Humela7715/
Homeli778/
Homyla776/
Zomela775/
Homele771/
Jomela771/
Chommalai75111/
Choimilap7564/
Choumaila7514/
Chemmeela751/
Tchomaila751/
Choumeler751/
Choumeleu751/
Choumelou751/
Chamelias751/
Choummala751/
Choomalai751/
Choommala751/
Chameli713,167/
Suomela712,248/
Camelia712,095/
Chamala712,053/
Chamila711,817/
Chamely711,648/
Chamola711,087/
Chemala71736/
Chumila71400/
Khumela71307/
Tsomela71256/
Xhamela71171/
Chamele71143/
Hamelau71119/
Comelio7182/
Hamelia7180/
Hamelat7164/
Soumela7153/
Tchoumelou7149/
Homeles7143/
Homesly7140/
Chommeloux7138/
Sommela7134/
Chomilo7125/
Homilia7125/
Somesla7120/
Chemelo7120/
Shamela7118/
Khamela7117/
Homelie7117/
Shomila7113/
Chemola7110/
Camiela719/
Camelya717/
Someila716/
Homelis716/
Someela715/
Shomelo715/
Homeler714/
Khomila714/
Chamelo714/
Hammela714/
Homeili714/
Dzomela714/
Comeley713/
Homeley712/
Somelia712/
Comaila712/
Khomeli712/
Homelio712/
Comeloy712/
Chumely711/
Siomela711/
Someala711/
Somelea711/
Homayla711/
Joumela711/
Hameila711/
Camelea711/
Chumele711/
Comilia711/
Chemila711/
Homeily711/
Homeyli711/
Hameela711/
Houmila711/
Sahmela711/
Homylia711/
Cameila710/
Cheemala673,020/
Soumeila671,626/
Chamalla67781/
Homesley67666/
Chemmala67493/
Chamelot67232/
Shameela67136/
Chaamala67126/
Soumeyla67118/
Hommeles6796/
Chamalai6781/
Chemalla6760/
Chamelet6758/
Chamalia6742/
Chamilah6739/
Chammala6732/
Hommelet6729/
Shomaila6723/
Chumilha6720/
Khamelia6719/
Tshamela6718/
Schomelhoud6718/
Chumilas6714/
Chamilia6713/
Soumeïla6713/
Chhamala6711/
Chemelei6711/
Chemilia6710/
Chamelis6710/
Chaumely679/
Cahmilah679/
Cameylia679/
Chemeley679/
Shamiela677/
Chomolou676/
Chumilah675/
Khoumila675/
Tshomelo675/
Shametla674/
Chamelei674/
Chamolla673/
Chamelee673/
Chemelio673/
Soumelas672/
Chamaala672/
Khameela672/
Chamalau672/
Shomayla672/
Khamelya671/
Cameilia671/
Camielia671/
Choumylo671/
Chameali671/
Chameliy671/
Chemaala671/
Chemmila671/
Chuimila671/
Comeallo671/
Houmhila671/
Homeless671/
Khomeili671/
Somhiela671/
Shoumila671/
Tchamila671/
Chomilie671/
Chumaila671/
Chamitla671/
Chamolay671/
Chemelyo671/
Chemalay671/
Cameliaa671/
Chamilas671/
Chemeloi671/
Dzhamela671/
Shhamela671/
Shomilah671/
Shammela671/
Hameloha671/
Cammelia670/
Shamelia670/

Chomela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chomela in the Hindi language
चोमेलाcomela-

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