Meela Surname

74,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Meela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,8941:10,8181,398
South Africa6501:83,35010,283
India4751:1,614,87459,336
Thailand3451:204,74933,959
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Uganda431:907,89040,955
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England111:5,065,278148,650
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Meela (2,407) may also be a first name.

Meela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meela (Hindi: मीला, Oriya: ମୀଲା) is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meela is the 74,857th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,109,891 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Meela are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Meela is also the 151,257th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 2,407 people.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,894 people, or 1 in 10,818. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 38 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 20 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meelap91114/
Mejela91108/
Me'ela9147/
Meetla9135/
Meelia9127/
Meelad9117/
Meelai9117/
Meesla9114/
Meyela9113/
Meelay914/
Meella913/
Mmeela913/
Meelas912/
Meelau911/
Meuela911/
Mheela911/
Mela8918,313/
Mecella83158/
Mesella83124/
Metella8396/
Mehelas8316/
Mehelap839/
Mejella835/
Moyeela833/
Meyella833/
Mayeela833/
Meeslaa831/
Meetlla831/
Maweela831/
Meeladh831/
Meuhela831/
Mejelia831/
Meelaph831/
Meealad831/
Meehlay831/
Muela8021,651/
Melia8016,645/
Melad8014,606/
Moela807,869/
Metla807,175/
Melat805,360/
Melas803,677/
Maela803,134/
Mhela802,328/
Miela802,207/
Melau802,127/
Mmela802,045/
Melai801,795/
Melaz801,539/
Meeli801,100/
Mehla801,081/
Melha80987/
Melay80732/
Mgela80699/
Melah80687/
Meila80595/
Melya80506/
Melga80374/
Myela80308/
Meloa80291/
Meala80235/
Meely80230/
Melaj80222/
Meula80177/
Melea80168/
Meelo8089/
Mesla8061/
Meele8060/
Melap8026/
Meyla8025/
Melaa8024/
'Mela8022/
Hmela8019/
Mejla8015/
Mechella77104/
Mecellah7716/
Meisella7714/
Meysella776/
Mettella776/
Mahehela775/
Messella775/
Meetella771/
Moyeella771/
Meehalla771/
Mojela7314,440/
Mawela7312,457/
Mayela739,186/
Majela732,827/
Muyela732,305/
Mealla731,894/
Meilia731,078/
Mejala731,008/
Melaya73815/
Mehala73766/
Mealha73752/
Meeler73718/
Melash73451/
Mejila73380/
Muella73342/
Mgella73325/
Moyela73307/
Melaat73261/
Melaih73239/
Meeley73229/
Melaas73222/
Mouela73219/
Mealia73216/
Meslay73199/
Mehlau73182/
Melaia73181/
Mejelo73157/
Meelis73154/
Mowela73143/
Maelah73138/
Meglia73109/
Moella73107/
Maella73101/
Metlas73100/
Maelia7389/
Meylia7384/
Moelia7384/
Meleas7378/
Mielau7375/
Mettla7374/
Mujela7372/
Meilya7371/
Meeles7364/
Melais7363/
Melias7363/
Meyila7356/
Methla7354/
Meelei7352/
Melaha7350/
Melass7350/
Miyela7349/
Mealay7348/
'Metla7345/
Moelya7344/
Meslat7337/
Melead7336/
Melhai7334/
Metlay7333/
Maelau7331/
Mmeloa7331/
Maelai7331/
M'Mela7330/
Maehla7329/
Meilas7328/
Melhad7326/
Meehle7326/
Melaut7326/
Metlla7324/
Melach7320/
Meyala7320/
Meilla7317/
Maiela7316/
Meslai7316/
Maelea7316/
Meliat7316/
Miella7315/
Meliau7315/
Melatt7314/
Melaja7313/
Melaip7313/
Melaud7312/
Mhella7311/
Maleea7311/
Hmelaš7311/
Metlaš7310/
Mh'ela739/
Moelay739/
Mmelai739/
Meetlo739/
Mijela739/
Meelee738/
Mealea738/
Mgelah738/
Meeloo738/
Meliai738/
Meello737/
Meilad737/
Meilat737/
Metlai736/
Mauela736/
'Muela736/
Meylya736/
Meliaz736/
Melhaa735/
Myella735/
Meetle735/
Metlia735/
Melahu734/
Meliea734/
Meslas734/
Melaus734/
Mela'a734/
Muelay734/
Mejlad734/
Moelai734/
Melahy734/
Moelau733/
Melhat733/
Melhay733/
Meulla733/
Melaad733/
Meladz732/
Mhelya732/
Meelet732/
M'Hela732/
Meilah732/
Mejlas732/
Mmelia732/
Mejola732/
Mehely732/
Meliad732/
Mealai732/
Maelga732/
Mmetla732/
Measla731/
Medtla731/
Meelge731/
Meelhi731/
Meelos731/
Mielaa731/
Mielea731/
Mielia731/
Meilai731/
Meilea731/
Meiola731/
Meitla731/
Mejlla731/
Melast731/
Melhaj731/
Mheila731/
Muelya731/
Mmeeli731/
Melyah731/
Mehlah731/
Melaaz731/
Melaid731/
Meulay731/
Mhelga731/
Mmelay731/
Mágela731/
Meatla731/
Meyelo731/
Meulia731/
Meyola731/
Mielga731/
Moleea731/
Melhas731/
Melayt731/
Mehlay731/
Melazz731/
Meiloa731/
Mealat731/
Moiela731/
Mmuela731/
Mmaela731/
Mmelah731/
Mmoela731/
Muelah731/
Muelea731/
Meelih731/
Meelit731/
Meelod731/
Meliay731/
Melaap731/
Maelay731/
Maelha731/
Melatz730/
Mealas730/
Meulea730/
Mhechella711/
Mehtellah711/
Mechellah711/
Melo67530,722/
Mala67273,200/
Mola6790,575/
Mele6755,844/
Mila6750,143/
Meli6746,792/
Metelli672,387/
Myla672,285/
Mely671,510/
Mehalla671,281/
Mahwela671,257/
Mawella671,110/
Mejilla671,068/
Mgowela67777/
Maiella67571/
Metello67523/
Majella67334/
Meillat67334/
Metilla67288/
Meaglia67281/
Mouella67263/
Micella67190/
Mhowela67127/
Meilach67107/
Mouehla6795/
Meyilla6793/
Mesilla6770/
Mihyela6767/
Meló6759/
Mecilla6745/
Meuleau6744/
Melauth6742/
Maeliau6739/
Meelich6733/
Melé6731/
Mayella6726/
Metlash6725/
Misella6724/
Meillaz6723/
Méla6721/
Miehlau6720/
Melasch6720/
Mojeloa6719/
Melè6717/
Meilaha6717/
Meilhat6715/
Mehalai6714/
Mealiea6714/
Meslait6714/
Mitella6712/
Mgellah6711/
Moehlau6711/
Mouelha6710/
Meylach679/
Mgawela679/
Melò679/
Moyella678/
Mauella678/
Mecello678/
Moiella677/
Meljova677/
Míla676/
Melhaya676/
Meiahla675/
Meyalla675/
Mhyella675/
Metlach675/
Mejiola675/
Meselle675/
Maggela674/
Mejalla674/
Maielat674/
Miyella674/
Meeslip674/
Mujella673/
Mgoyela673/
Mehalaa673/
Meallla673/
Metelle673/
Mhelhas673/
Mojella673/
Melhaus672/
Meselli672/
Mehalad672/
Mecelli672/
Mgojela672/
Muggela672/
Mehlaus672/
Mejalad672/
Mejello672/
Mealhas672/
Maihela672/
Mauwela672/
Majelia672/
Melaggi672/
Melyash671/
M'Etlla671/
Measlas671/
Meeloth671/
Mehalay671/
Maouela671/
Miheala671/
Mettlas671/
Mehlhah671/
Meilatt671/
Meillea671/
Melhass671/
Mheeler671/
Geemela671/
Mayelay671/
Mehalah671/
Mehelou671/
Melý671/
Melõ671/
Melí671/
Majelha671/
Maelaai671/
Maeliai671/
Maheele671/
Malleea671/
Mayelea671/
Mouelas671/
Moujela671/
Meyelou671/
Mijella671/
Mieliau671/
Mmouela671/
Mjla671/
Melhadd671/
Meliaya671/
Melauss671/
Meiolas671/
Mejilia671/
Meheler671/
Mytella671/
Mêla671/
Mhehele671/
Meallha671/
Mayiela671/
Miggela671/
Meihula671/
Meatlia671/
Maellia671/
Mohyela671/
Mojehla671/
Muehlau671/
Mouyela671/
Mealiaj671/
Melj671/
Melyaas671/
Mehelei671/
Moellha671/
Metlahy671/
Mhetlat671/
Meşelli671/
Meetler670/
Meesley670/
Meallia670/
Mealaus670/
Meesloh670/
Mehlhap670/
Melhads670/
Meelish670/
Meulass670/

Meela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meela in the Hindi language
मीलाmila95.39
मिलाmila3.95
मेेलाmeela0.66
Meela in the Oriya language
ମୀଲାmila70.83
ମିଲାmila16.67
େମେଲାଳାemelala8.33
େପାଲାକିepalaki4.17

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