Cimela Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

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

Cimela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cimela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5091:106,43912,833
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Cimela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cimela is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cimela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cimela is the 607,405th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. The surname Cimela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cimela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 509 people, or 1 in 106,439. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent reside and Western Cape, where 14 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Cimela exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Cimela Last Name Statistics demography

Cimela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.62% less than the national average, earning R 117,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimela921,019/
Scimela923/
Chimmela8612/
Tchimela8612/
Chitmela865/
Chimetla863/
Chimeala863/
Cimeglia861/
Cimhelia861/
Chimeyla861/
Simela831,325/
Zimela83891/
Kimela83761/
Cimele8386/
Cimeli8344/
Cimila8322/
Šimela8310/
Jimela839/
Gimela834/
Cemela831/
Qimela831/
Schimiela808/
Chithmela801/
Seimela771,061/
Chimelo77327/
Chimely77142/
Cimaila77111/
Chimeli7772/
Gimmela7769/
Chimele7765/
Simiela7745/
Chemela7728/
Siemela7724/
Cimeley7723/
Tsimela7722/
Shimela7715/
Simeila7713/
Chimila7711/
Kimelya779/
Simelia777/
Jimelia775/
Jimmela774/
Zimeela773/
Simeela773/
Djimela773/
Kimelat773/
Kiemela771/
Cimelos771/
Gimetla771/
Zeimela771/
Zimelya771/
Simetla771/
Sihmela771/
Cimiele771/
Kaimela771/
Ziemela771/
Simelya771/
Qhimela771/
Gimelas771/
Dzimela771/
Cimelis771/
Cimilia771/
Keimela771/
Cemelia771/
Cimieli771/
Kimelea770/
Cimichella7523/
Chimelis71144/
Chimaila7146/
Tsimelas7128/
Dzimiela7126/
Quimelat7123/
Schimila7121/
Chaimila7121/
Tshimela7121/
Schimele7114/
Keimelay7114/
Shimeila716/
Chimeliz716/
Chimeles715/
Chitmeli714/
Chimmila714/
Djuimela714/
Chimeeli713/
Tchimele712/
Tchemela712/
Saimetla711/
Chemeela711/
Chemmela711/
Jaimelia711/
Chuimila711/
Shimiela711/
Siemmela711/
Schemela711/
Djimelah711/
Chemelah711/
Chemelat711/
Chimayla711/
Kimeliat711/
Simelahe711/
Chimelho711/
Chimeley710/
Semela672,615/
Jemela672,317/
Shimelash672,097/
Kimila671,185/
Simila67621/
Schimmele67554/
Cimili67428/
Simeli67378/
Gemela67257/
Kemela67223/
Kimelo67182/
Zemela67159/
Symela67158/
Zimele67139/
Zymela67136/
Jimelo67124/
Cemeli67113/
Çimeli67108/
Jimila6778/
Simelo6778/
Simele6778/
Dziemiela6773/
Gimelo6772/
Schemelia6769/
Choimilap6764/
Cimile6759/
Cimailaya6728/
Zimila6710/
Chemmelat679/
Gimeła678/
Chimmeeli674/
Cemele673/
Zimeli673/
Cemelo672/
Gimila672/
Zimelo671/
Kimesella671/
Chittmeli671/
Ceemmetla671/
Chemmeela671/
Schimiele671/
Žimelo671/
Tchimeley671/
Cémeli671/
Cemila671/
Chimailla671/
Schimieli671/
Schimilat671/
Cimilo671/
Cemely670/
Simely670/

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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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  • 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 Cimela
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