Mmela Surname
Approximately 2,045 people bear this surname
Mmela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,487 | 1:36,434 | 4,666 |
| Kenya | 311 | 1:148,488 | 11,824 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Mmela (67) may also be a first name.
Mmela Demographics
Average Mmela Salary in
South Africa
R 111,744
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mmela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mmela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mmela is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mmela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 203,470th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,563,592 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mmela live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mmela is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 67 people.
The last name Mmela is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,487 people, or 1 in 36,434. In South Africa Mmela is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 55 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent reside. Not including South Africa Mmela is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and Malawi, where 6 percent reside.
Mmela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mmela last name 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.
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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 Mmela
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