Desemela Surname

512,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637 people bear this surname

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

Desemela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desemela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6371:85,05110,461

Desemela Last Name Facts

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

Desemela is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Desemela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desemela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 512,799th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,440,417 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Desemela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 637 people, or 1 in 85,051. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent live, Western Cape, where 34 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live.

Desemela Last Name Statistics demography

Desemela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.75% less than the national average, earning R 117,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desemele88216/
Disemela8879/
Desamela884/
Decemela883/
Desemala883/
Desemelo881/
Desimela881/
Disemelo75529/
Desamala75147/
Desimala7518/
Desimola755/
Desomala754/
Disimela752/
Decemele751/
Disemele751/
Deshamala7112/
Deshimala7112/
Desamalla717/
Desamaala717/
Deshimola714/
Desaamala711/
Deshimalla674/
Deshamaala672/

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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 Desemela
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