Meela Surname
Approximately 6,566 people bear this surname
Meela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,894 | 1:10,818 | 1,398 |
| South Africa | 650 | 1:83,350 | 10,283 |
| India | 475 | 1:1,614,874 | 59,336 |
| Thailand | 345 | 1:204,749 | 33,959 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Meela (2,407) may also be a first name.
Meela Demographics
Average Meela Salary in
United States
$30,525 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meela (Hindi: मीला, Oriya: ମୀଲା) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meela.
How Common Is The Last Name Meela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 74,857th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,109,891 people. The last name Meela occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Meela live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Meela is also the 151,257th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 2,407 people.
The surname Meela is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,894 people, or 1 in 10,818. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 38 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 20 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Meela is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Meela Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Meela earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 31.74% less than the national average, earning R 162,204 per year and in United States they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $30,525 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meela in the Hindi language | ||
| मीला | mila | 95.39 |
| मिला | mila | 3.95 |
| मेेला | meela | 0.66 |
| Meela in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୀଲା | mila | 70.83 |
| ମିଲା | mila | 16.67 |
| େମେଲାଳା | emelala | 8.33 |
| େପାଲାକି | epalaki | 4.17 |
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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
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- 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 Meela
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