Nmela Surname
5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nmela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nmelah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nmila | 80 | 376 | / |
| Nmeli | 80 | 33 | / |
| Nmala | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nmele | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nmelo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nmola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nmely | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nmaila | 73 | 137 | / |
| Nmeliy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nmaala | 73 | 3 | / |
| N'Mila | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nmmelo | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Mele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmalla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmmala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmallha | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Malla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmehele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmallah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmahala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmaislla | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nmehelle | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nmili | 60 | 1,238 | / |
| Nmily | 60 | 10 | / |
| Nmalo | 60 | 9 | / |
| N'Mili | 55 | 18 | / |
| Nmaalo | 55 | 10 | / |
| Nmiles | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nmaili | 55 | 1 | / |
| N'Molo | 55 | 1 | / |
| N'Moili | 50 | 12 | / |
| N'Moloh | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Nmela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis