Mmela Surname

203,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mmela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mmela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4871:36,4344,666
Kenya3111:148,48811,824
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
India141:54,790,384527,769
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Mmela (67) may also be a first name.

Mmela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mmela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 203,470th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,563,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mmela are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 67 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,487 people, or 1 in 36,434. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 55 percent are found, Gauteng, where 32 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent are found and Malawi, where 6 percent are found.

Mmela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mmela surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mmela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.98% less than the national average, earning R 111,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmeloa9131/
M'Mela9130/
Mmelai919/
Mmeela913/
Mmelia912/
Mmetla912/
Mmelay911/
Mmaela911/
Mmelah911/
Mmoela911/
Mela8918,313/
Melia8016,645/
Melad8014,606/
Mmola809,335/
Moela807,869/
Metla807,175/
Meela806,566/
Melat805,360/
Melas803,677/
Maela803,134/
Mhela802,328/
Miela802,207/
Melau802,127/
Melai801,795/
Melaz801,539/
Mehla801,081/
Melha80987/
Mmala80896/
Mmila80779/
Melay80732/
Mgela80699/
Mmelo80688/
Melah80687/
Meila80595/
Mmeli80545/
Melya80506/
Melga80374/
Meloa80291/
Meala80235/
Melaj80222/
Meula80177/
Melea80168/
Mmele80153/
Mesla8061/
Melap8026/
Meyla8025/
Melaa8024/
'Mela8022/
Hmela8019/
Mejla8015/
Mmely801/
Mealla731,894/
Meilia731,078/
Mmolai73970/
Melaya73815/
Melash73451/
Mmetle73393/
Mgella73325/
Melaat73261/
Melaih73239/
Melaas73222/
Mealia73216/
Meslay73199/
Mehlau73182/
Melaia73181/
Maelah73138/
M'Mola73131/
Meelap73114/
Meglia73109/
Metlas73100/
Maelia7389/
Meylia7384/
Moelia7384/
Meleas7378/
Mielau7375/
Mettla7374/
Meilya7371/
Melais7363/
Melias7363/
Methla7354/
Mmalai7353/
Melaha7350/
Melass7350/
Mealay7348/
Me'ela7347/
'Metla7345/
Meslat7337/
Melead7336/
Meetla7335/
Melhai7334/
Metlay7333/
Maelau7331/
Maelai7331/
Maehla7329/
Meilas7328/
Meelia7327/
Melhad7326/
Melaut7326/
Metlla7324/
Melach7320/
Meilla7317/
Meelad7317/
Meelai7317/
Meslai7316/
Maelea7316/
Meliat7316/
Meliau7315/
Mmolla7314/
Melatt7314/
Meesla7314/
Melaja7313/
Melaip7313/
Melaud7312/
Mhella7311/
Hmelaš7311/
Metlaš7310/
Mh'ela739/
Moelay739/
Mealea738/
Mgelah738/
Meliai738/
Meilad737/
Meilat737/
Metlai736/
Meylya736/
Meliaz736/
Melhaa735/
Metlia735/
Melahu734/
Mmalia734/
Meliea734/
Meslas734/
Mmetli734/
Melaus734/
Mela'a734/
M'Mala734/
M'Melo734/
Meelay734/
Mejlad734/
Moelai734/
Melahy734/
Moelau733/
Melhat733/
Mmalla733/
Melhay733/
Meulla733/
Melaad733/
Meladz732/
Mhelya732/
M'Hela732/
Meelas732/
Meilah732/
Mejlas732/
Meliad732/
Mealai732/
M'Meli732/
Measla731/
Medtla731/
Meelau731/
Mielaa731/
Mielea731/
Mielia731/
Meilai731/
Meilea731/
Meitla731/
Mejlla731/
Melast731/
Melhaj731/
Mheila731/
Mmeeli731/
Melyah731/
Mehlah731/
Melaaz731/
Melaid731/
Meulay731/
Mhelga731/
M'Mila731/
Meatla731/
Meulia731/
Melhas731/
Melayt731/
Mehlay731/
Melazz731/
Meiloa731/
Mealat731/
Mmohla731/
Mmolah731/
Mmeles731/
Meliay731/
Melaap731/
Mmalay731/
Mheela731/
Maelay731/
Maelha731/
Melatz730/
Mealas730/
Meulea730/
Melo67530,722/
Mala67273,200/
Mola6790,575/
Mele6755,844/
Mila6750,143/
Meli6746,792/
Myla672,285/
Mely671,510/
Meillat67334/
Metilla67288/
Meaglia67281/
Micella67190/
Mecella67158/
Mesella67124/
Meilach67107/
Metella6796/
Mesilla6770/
Meló6759/
Mecilla6745/
Meuleau6744/
Melauth6742/
Maeliau6739/
Melé6731/
Metlash6725/
Misella6724/
Meillaz6723/
Méla6721/
Miehlau6720/
Melasch6720/
Melè6717/
Meilaha6717/
Mehelas6716/
Meilhat6715/
Mealiea6714/
Meslait6714/
Mitella6712/
Mmallah6712/
Mgellah6711/
Moehlau6711/
Meylach679/
Melò679/
Mehelap679/
Meljova677/
Míla676/
Melhaya676/
Metlach675/
Mmollah674/
Meallla673/
Mhelhas673/
Melhaus672/
Mehlaus672/
Mealhas672/
Melaggi672/
Melyash671/
M'Etlla671/
Measlas671/
Meeslaa671/
Meetlla671/
Mettlas671/
Mehlhah671/
Meilatt671/
Meillea671/
Melhass671/
Mmalhah671/
Geemela671/
Melý671/
Melõ671/
Melí671/
Maelaai671/
Maeliai671/
M'Malla671/
Meeladh671/
Mieliau671/
Mmhelle671/
Mjla671/
Melhadd671/
Meliaya671/
Melauss671/
Mytella671/
Mêla671/
Meallha671/
Meatlia671/
Mmeless671/
Mmelest671/
Mmetlho671/
Meelaph671/
Meehlay671/
Mealiaj671/
Melj671/
Melyaas671/
Metlahy671/
Mhetlat671/
Meallia670/
Mealaus670/
Mehlhap670/
Melhads670/

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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 Mmela
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