Lemela Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lemela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lemelä (4) & Léméla (1) are calculated separately.

Lemela (92) may also be a first name.

Lemela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemela has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also occur as: Lemelä or Léméla. Click here for further possible spellings of Lemela.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Lemela live; 63 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 992,070th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 92 people.

The surname Lemela is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 4,459,882. In Brazil Lemela is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 94 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 6 percent live. Not including Brazil this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemelä944/
Leimela9269/
Lemoela9226/
Leemela928/
Lemelah921/
Lemelai921/
Lemetla921/
Lemeula921/
Lemmela921/
Lehmela921/
Léméla891/
Leimelay863/
Lemeilah861/
Lamela837,355/
Lomela83679/
Limela83366/
Lemola83210/
Lemele83190/
Lemelo8324/
Lemely8316/
Lemala8316/
Lemila838/
Lemeli835/
Lemeillat805/
Lemesle774,857/
Hlomela77794/
Lammela77470/
Lemilia77202/
Lemilya77163/
Lemeloi77108/
Lemmelä7788/
Leimola7775/
Liemola7772/
Lamoela7741/
Lemmila7734/
Leimala7728/
Lemalay7712/
Lemmola7711/
Lamelha778/
Lamelia776/
Leamelo774/
Lehmola774/
Lamaela773/
Lomelia772/
Limelia772/
Lemeley772/
Lemelet772/
Llamela772/
Lyamela771/
Lemelee771/
Lemelih771/
Lemmala771/
Lemmeli771/
Hlamela771/
Leemelo771/
Loimela771/
Lomelay771/
Lamelai771/
Lemeeli771/
Lemeleu771/
Lemalah771/
Liemala771/
Liamela771/
Lehmala771/
Lemolya770/
L'Emeillat7511/
Lemeille71233/
Lemeileh71112/
Lemeasle7178/
Lemmelet7152/
Lemeilid7141/
Lemeulle7112/
Lemeilih716/
Lemeïleh715/
Laimelay714/
Leumeleu714/
Lemeyleh713/
Leemeloo713/
Lemesley713/
Lesmesle712/
Lemeglio712/
Lismelia711/
Laimelai711/
Lemeilhe711/
Lamielay711/
Leumalia711/
Lemesles711/
Lemaylla711/
Lemmeler710/
Lomala67938/
Limala67379/
Limele67315/
Lomelo67136/
Lamelo67121/
Lemalo6772/
Lemily6768/
Lemeillet6739/
Lomola6734/
Limelo6721/
Limola6716/
Lemêle6715/
Limila6710/
Limely675/
Lomila675/
Lemmeileh673/
Lemolo673/
Lemilä673/
Lammeilai672/
Lemili672/
Limeli671/
Lemaillah671/
Lemeilihe671/
Lemmeilid671/
Lemyle671/
Lemile671/
Lehiemele671/
Lammoelia671/
Lemeiller671/

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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 Lemela
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