Membela Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Membela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Membela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1501:674,92169,745
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Membela (14) may also be a first name.

Membela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Membela is found most in The Philippines. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Membela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,422,956th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Membela is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Membela are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 674,921. In The Philippines Membela is most common in: Western Visayas, where 63 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Membiela93255/
Muembela9348/
Maembela932/
Membelia931/
Membelah931/
Mmbela923/
Mimbela862,447/
Mombela862,442/
Mambela861,079/
Membele86170/
Membila86162/
Membala8667/
Membola8641/
M'Mbela8621/
Memuela866/
Membelo862/
Menbela862/
Mombiela80463/
Mhombela80407/
Mhembele80121/
Miembola8082/
Muembele8075/
Mimbiela8051/
Maimbela8049/
Mambiela8023/
Mambelya8010/
Meambele804/
Mambelea804/
Mhembelo803/
Menbiela803/
Mhembeli802/
Miembele801/
Myombela801/
Maembelo801/
Mambeula801/
Membalay801/
Mmbala7717/
Mmbele7710/
Mmbelo773/
Mmbila772/
Mambhehla751/
Mambala712,974/
Mombila712,478/
Mambila711,020/
Mimbala71940/
Mombala71832/
Mombola71320/
Mambola71246/
Mombelo71186/
Mimbele71157/
Mambelo71118/
Membile71114/
Minbela7166/
Membolo7141/
Mimbila7138/
Mimbelo7134/
Membilo717/
Mimvela714/
Menbila712/
Membili711/
Mimbola711/
Mmbhele711/
Mambayla67270/
Mombilia67265/
Mhimbila67197/
Muimbila6796/
Mambolea6769/
Mambuila6741/
Mimballa6739/
Mimbiele6712/
Maimbelo677/
Mambolia674/
Menbiola673/
Mgimbila673/
Mimbalah673/
Mimbalay673/
Muimbeli672/
Momballa672/
Mombolla672/
Mambilia672/
Mambhala672/
Mahambaehla672/
Mahambelaha671/
Maambila671/
Mambalai671/
Mambaala671/
M'Mbyola671/
Mambhola671/
Mambilay671/
Mambolau671/
Mambaila671/
Mambalia671/
Mimbelos671/
Mimbiola671/
Mombolia671/
Menballa671/

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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 Membela
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