Mailela Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Mailela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 116 | 1:179,044 | 18,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mailela (18) may also be a first name.
Mailela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mailela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mailela is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mailela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,683,218th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mailela reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Mailela is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 179,044. In Cameroon Mailela is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 68 percent reside, North Region, where 31 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Mailela occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Mailela
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