Damela Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Damela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Damela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
India111:69,733,217610,955
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Damela (228) may also be a first name.

Damela Last Name Facts

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

Damela (Bengali: দমেলা, Hindi: दमेले, Marathi: दमेला) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Damela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Damela is the 1,104,724th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Damela are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Damela is also the 594,918th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 228 people.

The last name Damela is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 97 percent are found, Kaduna, where 1 percent are found and Kogi, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Damela Last Name Statistics demography

Damela earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 601.94% more than the national average, earning R 1,668,070 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Damelia92304/
Dhamela9242/
Damelai9210/
Dametla923/
Damelya922/
Damelas921/
Damelay921/
Damiela921/
Dhamelay861,382/
D'Amelia86181/
Dhamelia86145/
Deamelia8621/
Dhamelad863/
Dammeela861/
Dameglia861/
Damelash861/
Damala832,752/
Damele831,251/
Damola83820/
Domela83241/
Demela83235/
Damila83121/
Dameli8375/
Damelo8324/
Damely832/
Dhameilay802,796/
Damicella802/
Damelio771,942/
Dhamala771,639/
Damalla77993/
Dammala77698/
Damilah77395/
Damiola77252/
Damolai77140/
Dhamele77136/
Damelet77111/
Damelis7792/
Damalia7786/
Dameles7783/
Dahmila7771/
Dahmala7761/
Demelia7759/
Damaila7745/
D'Amelj7744/
Daamala7739/
Dasmele7733/
Dasmila7727/
Damaala7724/
D'Amely7723/
Daimila7721/
Dhamola7719/
Damelhi7716/
Damiloa7715/
Damalai7713/
Domesla779/
Damolla778/
Daamola778/
Damilea778/
Damelos777/
Daumola777/
Dammelo776/
Daemola775/
Damolay775/
Dometla774/
Dgamila774/
Damgelo773/
Damalay773/
Damhola773/
Dameilo772/
Domelia772/
Daumala772/
Damalha772/
Dhamila771/
Dhameli771/
Dhomela771/
Damalaa771/
Damalau771/
Dameler771/
Damelid771/
Damilia771/
Dammeli771/
Dammila771/
Dammola771/
Damolia771/
Demeela771/
Deamelo771/
Damiele771/
Damelyo771/
Demelay771/
Deamola771/
Daimala771/
Daimola771/
Dajmila771/
Dameleh771/
Damelot771/
Damelou771/
Dameloy771/
Damilas771/
Damilay771/
Damalah771/
Damuila771/
Dhameilaya751/
Dhamelahas751/
Dhameliy7110,181/
D'Amelio713,639/
Deamelio71279/
Dammalla7144/
Dameglio7143/
Dhammala7128/
Dhamalla7127/
Dhamolay7124/
Daamalla7123/
Dhamalia7123/
Dammaala7121/
Dammolla7117/
Daamaala7116/
Dhamilay7113/
Damislay7111/
Dasmilia716/
Dhamalai715/
Daamolla713/
Dhamalay713/
Damailah712/
Damehloo712/
Dhajmala711/
Dameille711/
Damielio711/
Damahala711/
Dahamala711/
Daumilas711/
Damelech711/
Damoilas711/
Damallah711/
Da'melio711/
Dhaumala711/
Dhomelay711/
Demeilaa711/
Demelo673,617/
Domala673,055/
Demola671,759/
Damolo67838/
Damilo67263/
Demala67248/
Domola67192/
Domele67119/
Damili6796/
Daimallah6740/
Domeła6739/
Damile6735/
Domelo6733/
Demila6733/
Damiselli6732/
Domecilla6732/
Damalo6730/
Damicelli6728/
Dhamoilay6712/
Domila6711/
Domeli675/
Dhammalla674/
Dhammolla674/
Daamallah674/
Damily672/
D'Ameglio672/
Dêmola671/
Domely671/
Dometella671/
Dahamalah671/
Damélé671/
Dhamalaai671/

Damela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Damela in the Bengali language
দমেলাdamela-
Damela in the Marathi language
दमेलाdamela-
Damela in the Hindi language
दमेलेdamele50
दमेलाdamela50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Damela
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