Momela Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Momela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Momela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

Momela (946) may also be a first name.

Momela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Momela (Hindi: मोमेला, Marathi: मोमेला) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Momela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Momela is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Momela reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Momela is also the 262,692nd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 946 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,062,308. In South Africa Momela is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 69 percent live, Free State, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Momela Last Name Statistics demography

Momela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.9% less than the national average, earning R 123,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgomela92930/
Moomela9224/
Moemela9216/
Mommela923/
Mhomela922/
Momelat922/
Moumela921/
Moimela921/
Memela8320,577/
Mamela83618/
Momola83456/
Momala83335/
Momele83210/
Momelo8323/
Momeli8321/
Mumela8312/
Momila835/
Masmela772,808/
Maumela771,864/
Maemela77332/
Mamelas77240/
Mamiela77161/
Moemele7761/
Mumelaš7758/
Mummela7740/
Mameala7727/
Mammela7727/
Moumila7724/
Memelia7717/
Mameela7713/
Mommele7713/
Maamela7712/
Mametla7712/
Mhemela7710/
Muimela779/
Momalia775/
Mamelia775/
Memmela774/
Mojmeli774/
Moumele774/
Mhamela773/
Memeela773/
Mahmela773/
Momalla772/
Mommola772/
Mgomeli772/
Mamgela771/
Mgomelo771/
Mojmila771/
Momeler771/
Momeslo771/
Mommala771/
Mommila771/
Momolla771/
Mamelea771/
Mommelé771/
Momuila771/
Momeală771/
Momeilo771/
Momelep771/
Momeleu771/
Momelip771/
Mumelas771/
Mmemela771/
Matmela771/
Mamaela771/
Mameila771/
Mhomelo771/
Moimele771/
Moemeli771/
Momeled771/
Memelau771/
Moumalai7158/
Mahumela7144/
Maumelat7141/
Masmelas7132/
Mahamela7114/
Momuilau714/
Moumaila714/
Maumelas714/
Moommala712/
Maameela711/
Mammeela711/
Masmelia711/
Mammelia711/
Mamielia711/
Moumelip711/
Muomuila711/
Memoelai711/
'Maemela711/
Maamelai711/
Mameli677,122/
Mumelo671,048/
Mamala67880/
Mamola67666/
Memola67463/
Memala67418/
Mamele67378/
Momolo67318/
Mamelo67302/
Mamila67265/
Mameła67189/
Mamely6763/
Mumila6749/
Mumeli6739/
Memila6734/
Mumelj6728/
Momalo6720/
Memelo6710/
Momile6710/
Muomaalah675/
Momili672/
Mujhmeela671/
Momälo671/
Momilo671/
Momily671/
Mamyla671/

Momela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Momela in the Hindi language
मोमेलाmomela-
Momela in the Marathi language
मोमेलाmomela-

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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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  • 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 Momela
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