Dumela Surname

318,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dumela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dumela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5511:98,32611,947
Zimbabwe4881:31,6364,886
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Dumela (369) may also be a first name.

Dumela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dumela (Hindi: दुमेला, Marathi: दुमेला) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 318,071st most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,191,628 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Dumela reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dumela is also the 452,461st most commonly held given name globally, held by 369 people.

Dumela is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 98,326. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent reside, Limpopo, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 41 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Dumela Last Name Statistics demography

Dumela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.47% less than the national average, earning R 148,596 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhumela92173/
Dumelad921/
Dummela921/
Dumelah921/
Dumiela920/
Dumala833,430/
Dumelo83290/
Domela83241/
Dumele83183/
Dumola8391/
Dumila8390/
Dimela8387/
Dumeli836/
Dhumeilay806/
Dumeillat801/
Dumelod771,042/
Dumalay771,034/
Dumilah77867/
Dumesle77327/
Dumelie77224/
Dumalla77182/
Dhumala77177/
Dummala77174/
Dimmela7780/
Dumalia7740/
Dhumele7736/
Dumaala7733/
Dumolia7720/
Dumilai7711/
Daumola777/
Dumolla773/
Dumalaa773/
Domelia772/
Dimelau772/
Dumilia772/
Dumgelo772/
Daumala772/
Dumilay771/
Dimelai771/
Dumalaj771/
Dumalai771/
Dumalah771/
Dhomela771/
Dhumelo771/
Dumelop771/
Dhumila771/
Dumallay7180/
Dhumilay7169/
Dumailay7125/
Dumeylet7112/
Dhumaala7111/
Dumilahh7110/
Dummilah715/
Dumoilay714/
Dhumalla714/
Dhumalai714/
Dhumeliy713/
Dummolla713/
Dhimmela713/
Doumelez712/
Doumalai712/
Doumaila712/
Dhumalha712/
Dummalla712/
Doumhala711/
Dumesles711/
Dhumalah711/
Dhumolla711/
Dumaalla711/
Daumilas711/
Dhaumala711/
Dhomelay711/
Doumalla711/
Doumelis711/
Dummalay711/
Doumilas711/
Dumile671,548/
Dimola671,024/
Dumała67856/
Dimala67806/
Dimelo67574/
Dumalo67268/
Domele67119/
Dumalahay6795/
Dumili6776/
Dumolo6769/
Domeła6739/
Domelo6733/
Dimila6727/
Dumało6723/
Domila6711/
Dumilo675/
Domeli675/
Dhumalaai673/
Dumecello672/
Dumily672/
Dhumilaya671/
Domely671/
Dumecillo671/
Dumélo671/

Dumela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dumela in the Hindi language
दुमेलाdumela75
डुमेलाdumela25
Dumela in the Marathi language
दुमेलाdumela68.04
दुमेळाdumela25.77
डुमेलाdumela5.15
दुमलाdumala1.03

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