Mamela Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mamela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Bosnia and Herzegovina1151:30,7514,767
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India191:40,371,862445,856
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mamela (1,363) may also be a first name.

Mamela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mamela (Hindi: ममेला, Marathi: मामेला, Oriya: ମାେମଲା, Tibetan: མ་མི་ལ།) 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 last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mamela is the 525,029th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Mamela reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mamela is also the 212,295th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,363 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 363,609. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 54 percent reside, Limpopo, where 20 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 19 percent reside and Malawi, where 17 percent reside.

Mamela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mamela last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mamela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 60.21% less than the national average, earning R 94,560 per year; in United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.98% less than the national average, earning $43,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maimela9211,490/
Masmela922,808/
Maumela921,864/
Maemela92332/
Mamelas92240/
Mamiela92161/
Mameala9227/
Mammela9227/
Mameela9213/
Maamela9212/
Mametla9212/
Mamelia925/
Mhamela923/
Mahmela923/
Mamgela921/
Mamelea921/
Maymela921/
Matmela921/
Mamaela921/
Mameila921/
Majmela921/
Mahumela8644/
Maumelat8641/
Masmelas8632/
Mahamela8614/
Maumelas864/
Maameela861/
Mammeela861/
Masmelia861/
Mammelia861/
Mamielia861/
'Maemela861/
Maamelai861/
Memela8320,577/
Mameli837,122/
Mamala83880/
Mamola83666/
Mamele83378/
Mamelo83302/
Mamila83265/
Mameła83189/
Momela8385/
Mamely8363/
Mamyla831/
Mamaila773,274/
Mammola771,202/
Maimele771,085/
Mgomela77930/
Mhamila77546/
Mamalia77274/
Mamolea77270/
Masmila77188/
Maimala77145/
Mammila77139/
Mahmeli77118/
Mammele77115/
Mamalai77107/
Mamolia7764/
Mamiele7758/
Mamalau7746/
Maimila7738/
Mamalla7736/
Maumele7729/
Moomela7724/
Mammeli7722/
Mamalea7721/
Mammala7719/
Mamelod7717/
Memelia7717/
Mamolla7717/
Maimola7716/
Moemela7716/
Maamala7715/
Mamelit7715/
Mhemela7710/
Mamelis7710/
Mameleu779/
Muimela779/
Mameles778/
Masmelo778/
Mamalah777/
Mamalay776/
Maimelo775/
Mmamila775/
Mahmila774/
Memmela774/
Maemelo774/
Mommela773/
Memeela773/
Mamelet773/
Mamilya772/
Mhomela772/
Maamila772/
Momelat772/
Mamelio772/
Mamilia772/
Mgameli772/
Mameely771/
Mamilat771/
Mamoila771/
Mgamila771/
Moumela771/
Mamiola771/
Maemola771/
Mamoelo771/
Mameilo771/
Mameleh771/
Mamelei771/
Mamelie771/
Mamieła771/
Mamayla771/
Moimela771/
Mmemela771/
Maymele771/
Mamheli771/
Masmele771/
Mgamelo771/
Mhameli771/
Meamelo771/
Maimeli771/
Mmameli771/
Memelau771/
Mahameli71106/
Mahumele7180/
Mmamaila7174/
Maumalai7122/
Maimaila7116/
Mamalaha7115/
Mahamala7112/
Mahamila7111/
Mamaysla719/
Mahmolai718/
Mahmalah716/
Maamalla715/
Mmammila715/
Mammalla714/
Mamailla714/
Mahamele712/
Mahmalla711/
Mammaila711/
Mamalyau711/
Maimalah711/
Maaimila711/
Mammalia711/
Mammelis711/
Mamelheu711/
Mamislad711/
Mamallah711/
Mamaaila711/
Memoelai711/
Mamaylay711/
Mamahlau711/
Maaimala711/
Mamolo671,937/
Mamalo671,482/
Mamile67519/
Memola67463/
Momola67456/
Memala67418/
Momala67335/
Mamili67299/
Momele67210/
Mahamalla67182/
Mamilo67113/
Memila6734/
Momelo6723/
Momeli6721/
Mamily6719/
Memelo6710/
Momila675/
Mahamalha674/
Mamylo673/
Maimallah672/
Mahaimila671/
Mahmollah671/
Mamoła671/
Mameło671/
Mamailaya671/
Mamała671/
'Mammoelo671/

Mamela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mamela in the Tibetan language
མ་མི་ལ།mamila-
Mamela in the Oriya language
ମାେମଲାmaemala-
Mamela in the Marathi language
मामेलाmamela-
Mamela in the Hindi language
ममेलाmamela66.67
मामेलाmamela33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mamela
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