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 surname Lumela is most common in Zambia. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lumela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,573,888th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Lumela live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 35 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lumela is also the 2,084,397th most common given name globally It is held by 26 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 368,603. In Zambia Lumela is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 56 percent live, North-Western Province, where 37 percent live and Central Province, where 2 percent live. Aside from Zambia Lumela is found 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 carrying the Lumela last name is predominantly 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
  • 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 Lumela
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