Niemela Surname

277,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Niemela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niemela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0221:354,65631,718
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Australia851:317,59627,389
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Finland231:238,98719,121
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Niemelä (8,839) are calculated separately.

Niemela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niemela (Russian: Ниемела) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Niemelä. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niemela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 277,773rd most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,227,795 people. Niemela occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Niemela live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Niemela is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,022 people, or 1 in 354,656. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 20 percent reside, Michigan, where 14 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Niemela exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Niemela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Niemela are 4.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Niemela earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $48,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niemelä958,839/
Niemiela935/
Niemelea931/
Nemela92102/
Nimela9216/
Ngemela861,326/
Nyemela86315/
Niemala8652/
Neemela8620/
Neimela868/
Nemelah866/
Niemila863/
Niemeli863/
Nemiela862/
Njemela862/
Nemmela861/
Niemely861/
Nesmela861/
Nimelea861/
Njiemeli8016/
Nnaemela8012/
Nemealla805/
Niemeler804/
Naiumela803/
Nesmeyla801/
Gniemele801/
Njimelia801/
Nnyemela801/
Nyiemele801/
Noemelia801/
Nimely7711,068/
Nemala775,147/
Nimala772,438/
Nemila77253/
Nimila7791/
Nemeli7785/
Nemola7765/
Nimola7729/
Nemely7725/
Nimele7712/
Nemele779/
Numela776/
Nimeli773/
Nimelo771/
Nimelä771/
Nymela771/
Neemelaid753/
Nemetella752/
Nimmala7127,127/
Nummela712,059/
Noimala71735/
Nyemele71445/
Ngemelo71198/
Nimalla71151/
Nyomela71131/
Nemalla71102/
Niemilä7197/
Nemaala7178/
Njimeli7172/
Nemmala7158/
Nnemele7150/
Nimeley7145/
Neemala7144/
Nameela7135/
Nemilat7129/
Naimola7128/
Nesmyla7127/
Neemelo7123/
Nimmila7118/
Njimele7118/
Neimala7116/
Nemetli7114/
Nimaila7112/
Noumela7111/
Nemeleu7110/
Neamala719/
Njimila719/
Naimila719/
Nimiola718/
Nimalah717/
Nimaala716/
Nemmeli716/
Njemele716/
Nijmala715/
Njemola715/
Gnemele715/
Nimmola713/
Nimmely713/
Nimalau713/
Nimalay713/
Nemaila713/
Nimalia712/
Nimelie712/
Njemeli712/
Niemälä712/
Numelah712/
Nimalai712/
Nyimila711/
Nemilaj711/
Nemilea711/
Nhimila711/
Nimalaa711/
Nimmjla711/
Neamely711/
Nnemila711/
Nemalia711/
Naimala711/
Nameyla711/
Neimila711/
Neemelaids711/
Ngemele711/
Ngimele711/
Njimely711/
Niemiła711/
Nyemeli711/
Nyemila711/
Nyimala711/
Nimmalla67521/
Ngoumela67408/
Nemmalla67118/
Nesmelyi6747/
Naaimala6729/
Neemmala6723/
Ngnemele6717/
Nojamela6715/
Nesmelyy6713/
Nyimelie6713/
Noimalai6713/
Nimallah677/
Nimmolla675/
Neemalla674/
Ngemeile674/
Naimilah673/
Neymeler672/
Naimolla671/
Nameelaa671/
Nyemeler671/
Neemaala671/
Neamaala671/
Nijmalla671/
Neymaala671/
Neymalla671/
Nemallai671/
Nemmolla671/
Nimaalla671/
Nimelett671/
Nimmaala671/
Nimmalaa671/
Nimmalau671/
Nimeilie671/
Naimalah671/
Neumelih671/
Njeumele671/
Njeumeli671/
Njihmeli671/
Njimeleh671/
Njemilia671/
Nimahala671/
Nimehele671/
Naimalla671/
Nejimila671/
Nemmalai671/
Nemallah671/

Niemela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niemela in the Russian language
Ниемелаniemela-

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Footnotes

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