Nummela Surname

202,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Nummela Surname User-submission:

Individuals with the surname Nummela could possible come from Numela in southern Finland.

Nummela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,8271:3,009473
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Nummela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Individuals with the surname Nummela could possible come from Numela in southern Finland.

- arbina

Nummela Last Name Facts

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

Nummela is more commonly found in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nummela? popularity and diffusion

Nummela is the 202,315th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,539,362 people. Nummela occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Nummela reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Nummela is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 1,827 people, or 1 in 3,009. In Finland Nummela is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 25 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 16 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent reside. Besides Finland this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Estonia, where 3 percent reside.

Nummela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nummela last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Nummela earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $46,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $48,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Numela926/
Nummila86404/
Ngumela8616/
Noumela8611/
Nommela869/
Numelah862/
Nummala862/
Ngoumela80408/
Nummalai8048/
Ngumelah8018/
Nummiola8011/
Nomela7773/
Numala7750/
Numele7718/
Nimela7716/
Numelo779/
Numely777/
Numola771/
Numeli771/
Numila770/
Ngoumelah7513/
Nimmala7127,127/
Niemela711,394/
Nimmila7118/
Naumala7115/
Numolai7115/
Ngumele716/
Numeleh716/
Numelee716/
Ngumila714/
Nimmola713/
Noumele712/
Numelih711/
Noumala711/
Numaila711/
Numalla711/
Numalya711/
Nomeela711/
Nimmjla711/
Nomelah711/
Numealy711/
Ngumelo711/
Nimelea711/
Ngumeli711/
Nomelia711/
Nimmalla67521/
Numailah677/
Nimmolla675/
Noemelia671/
Niemelea671/
Neumelih671/
Nimmalau671/
Nimmalaa671/
Nimmaala671/
Neumeler671/

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