Lumela Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Finland

Lumela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lumela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia431:368,60319,020
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Finland211:261,74820,300
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Lumela (26) may also be a first name.

Lumela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lumela occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Lumela live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 35 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 26 people.

The surname Lumela is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 368,603. In Zambia Lumela is most numerous in: Western Province, where 56 percent live, North-Western Province, where 37 percent live and Central Province, where 2 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent live and Finland, where 16 percent live.

Lumela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lumela surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lumelay92658/
Lumaela92345/
Hlumela9212/
Lummela921/
Lumala834,964/
Lomela83679/
Limela83366/
Lumola83111/
Lumele8370/
Lumelo8366/
Lumila8362/
Lumeli8314/
Lumely836/
Laumelais801/
Hlomela77794/
Lumilay77209/
Hlumelo7733/
Laumola7727/
Lumalay7726/
Lumgeli7721/
Lummila7716/
Lumeles7715/
Lumaila7715/
Lumelis7710/
Lumilia776/
Lumaala773/
Limelia772/
Lumalla772/
Lomelia772/
Lyumila771/
Loumelo771/
Lummala771/
Lumiele771/
Lumilya771/
Lumgelo771/
Lumeloy771/
Lumeley771/
Lumelet771/
Lumilas771/
Lumilad771/
Lusmila771/
Lomelay771/
Loumala771/
Lumalai771/
Lumeili771/
Laumalay71157/
Laumalai7146/
Lumaylay7143/
Lumilaid7112/
Laumelis715/
Leumeleu714/
Loumielo711/
Leumalia711/
Lomeli6742,681/
Lomele67971/
Limala67379/
Lomelí67180/
Lomely67162/
Lomelo67136/
Lumalo6791/
Lumile6785/
Lumolo6754/
Lumili6742/
Limelo6721/
Lumilo6720/
Limola6716/
Limila6710/
Lomila675/
Lomelî671/
Lumily671/
Lumesloss670/

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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
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  • 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 Lumela
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