Femela Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

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

Femela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Femela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3651:148,43216,900
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Femela (35) may also be a first name.

Femela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Femela (Marathi: फॅमेला) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Femela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 757,040th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Femela live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Femela is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 35 people.

The last name Femela is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 148,432. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 43 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 35 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Femela Last Name Statistics demography

Femela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.96% less than the national average, earning R 123,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Femelat9235/
Femelia9213/
Femelah921/
Femmelat8627/
Femele831,446/
Femila83400/
Famela83292/
Femeli8342/
Vemela836/
Fomela835/
Femely833/
Femelo831/
Femala831/
Femola831/
Famelia77150/
Femilia77135/
Vemmela7714/
Femiola7713/
Fameila7713/
Fameela778/
Fémelat773/
Famiela771/
Vemeela771/
Famelya771/
Fomelah771/
Fahmela771/
Fahmelia714/
Famielia711/
Fomaelia711/
Famaelia711/
Faamelea711/
Vemala672,262/
Vomela67296/
Famala67237/
Vamela67189/
Famila67175/
Fimala6752/
Famola6745/
Vemola6736/
Fomala679/
Vemila679/
Fomola677/
Femile676/
Femili674/
Famelo673/
Fomila673/
Fimely673/
Vemeli671/
Vemele671/
Femily670/
Fimele670/

Femela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Femela in the Marathi language
फॅमेलाphemela-

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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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  • 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 Femela
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