Maamela Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Maamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maamela (23) may also be a first name.
Maamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maamela is found most frequently in Finland. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maamela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Maamela are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia. Maamela is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.
The last name Maamela is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 499,700. In Finland it is most common in: Kymenlaakso, where 55 percent live, Uusimaa, where 36 percent live and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 9 percent live. Aside from Finland this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Maamela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis