Mumelo Surname

348,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mumelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mumelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0191:45,3194,684
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Mumelo (166) may also be a first name.

Mumelo Last Name Facts

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

Mumelo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mumelo is the 348,561st most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,953,765 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mumelo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mumelo is also the 710,504th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 166 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,019 people, or 1 in 45,319. In Kenya Mumelo is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 77 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Mumelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meumelo921/
Mummelo921/
Mumolo83280/
Mumalo83134/
Momelo8323/
Mumela8312/
Mumilo8310/
Maumela771,864/
Mummolo77431/
Mumholo77135/
Mumelaš7758/
Mummela7740/
Muimela779/
Mhumalo772/
Moumela771/
Mummalo771/
Momeilo771/
Mumelas771/
Muemela771/
Mhomelo771/
Musmilo771/
Mahumela7144/
Maumelat7141/
Mumeleuh7127/
Maumelas714/
Moumolou711/
Mumala67113/
Momela6785/
Mumola6761/
Mumila6749/
Mimolo678/
Momälo671/
Mimilo671/
Mujhmeela671/
Momilo671/
Mimela671/

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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 Mumelo
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