Nakamela Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Nakamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 44 | 1:54,759 | 6,488 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nakamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakamela has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakamela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakamela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 54,759. In Namibia Nakamela is most numerous in: Ohangwena Region, where 89 percent live, Khomas Region, where 9 percent live and Otjozondjupa Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakamhela | 94 | 60 | / |
| Nakamala | 88 | 32 | / |
| Nakamola | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nakamila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakomela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakammala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakhamola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakhamalai | 78 | 14 | / |
| Nakkamalla | 78 | 7 | / |
| Nakamili | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nakomola | 75 | 2 | / |
| Noqamela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nakamolo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nokamalla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nookamalla | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nakoumalai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naagkomala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakomolo | 63 | 68 | / |
| Nokamile | 63 | 5 | / |
| Nekhamahala | 63 | 1 | / |
| Necamaila | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Nakamela
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