Maemela Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maemela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maemela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2761:196,29621,158
Lesotho551:36,9566,531
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Maemela (13) may also be a first name.

Maemela Last Name Facts

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

Maemela is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maemela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maemela is the 832,284th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maemela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maemela is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 196,296. In South Africa Maemela is most numerous in: North West, where 53 percent are found, Limpopo, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 17 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Maemela Last Name Statistics demography

Maemela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.59% less than the national average, earning R 124,536 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahemela9316/
Mayemela931/
'Maemela931/
Memela9220,577/
Mamela92618/
Mgahemela881/
Maimela8611,490/
Maumela861,864/
Mamiela86161/
Mameala8627/
Mammela8627/
Memelia8617/
Moemela8616/
Mameela8613/
Maamela8612/
Mhemela8610/
Mamelia865/
Memmela864/
Maemelo864/
Mhamela863/
Memeela863/
Mahmela863/
Miemela862/
Maemola861/
Mamelea861/
Mmemela861/
Muemela861/
Maymela861/
Mameila861/
Majmela861/
Memelau861/
Mayimela80388/
Mojamela8093/
Mahumela8044/
Maumelat8041/
Majimela8027/
Mahamela8014/
Majamela808/
Majomela806/
Mayemelo804/
Maumelas804/
Mahemelo801/
Maameela801/
Mammeela801/
Mammelia801/
Mamielia801/
Memoelai801/
Maamelai801/
Mahimela801/
Mamala77880/
Mamola77666/
Memola77463/
Mamelo77302/
Mamila77265/
Mameła77189/
Momela7785/
Memila7734/
Memelo7710/
Majumelia751/
Mujameela751/
Mamaila713,274/
Mammola711,202/
Mhamila71546/
Memmola71496/
Memolla71284/
Mamalia71274/
Mammila71139/
Mamalai71107/
Mamolia7164/
Memolia7156/
Mamalau7146/
Maimila7138/
Mamalla7136/
Mammala7119/
Mamolla7117/
Maamala7115/
Mameleu719/
Muimela719/
Mamalah717/
Mamalay716/
Maimelo715/
Mmamila715/
Mahmila714/
Mommela713/
Mujammeela713/
Mhomela712/
Maamila712/
Memeley712/
Mamelio712/
Mamilia712/
Mamoila711/
Moumela711/
Mamoelo711/
Mameilo711/
Mamelei711/
Moimela711/
Memelei711/
Memilia711/
Mamaela711/
Meumelo711/
Meamelo711/
Mmemelo711/
Mmamaila6774/
Mahimala6743/
Mayumila6719/
Maimaila6716/
Mamalaha6715/
Mahamala6712/
Mahamila6711/
Mahimila6710/
Mahmolai678/
Mahmalah676/
Maamalla675/
Mujamila675/
Memollai675/
Mmammila675/
Mammalla674/
Mamailla674/
Mahmalla671/
Majamila671/
Mammaila671/
Mojamila671/
Mamalyau671/
Mayamila671/
Maaimila671/
Mammalia671/
Mamelheu671/
Mamallah671/
Mamaaila671/
Meyemelo671/
Mamaylay671/
Mamahlau671/
Moyimela671/
Moiomela671/

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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 Maemela
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