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

Mamela (Hindi: ममेला, Marathi: मामेला, Oriya: ମାେମଲା, Tibetan: མ་མི་ལ།) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mamela is the 525,029th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. Mamela is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Mamela are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 212,295th most widespread first name internationally, held by 1,363 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 363,609. In South Africa Mamela is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 54 percent are found, Limpopo, where 20 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 19 percent are found and Malawi, where 17 percent are found.

Mamela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mamela last name is predominantly 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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