Damela Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Damela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Damela (228) may also be a first name.
Damela Demographics
Average Damela Salary in
South Africa
R 1,668,070
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
Damela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Damela in the Bengali language | ||
| দমেলা | damela | - |
| Damela in the Marathi language | ||
| दमेला | damela | - |
| Damela in the Hindi language | ||
| दमेले | damele | 50 |
| दमेला | damela | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Damela
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