Nyamela Surname

308,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyamela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1761:46,0695,875
Lesotho351:58,0738,518
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyamela (53) may also be a first name.

Nyamela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyamela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamela? popularity and diffusion

Nyamela is the 308,931st most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 53 people.

Nyamela is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,176 people, or 1 in 46,069. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Nyamela Last Name Statistics demography

Nyamela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.76% less than the national average, earning R 164,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyatmela931/
Nyamelai931/
Njamela86827/
Nyameli86143/
Nyomela86131/
Nyamele8657/
Nyamila8618/
Gnamela8611/
Nyamelo863/
Niamela862/
Nyamleha80150/
Nyamoila804/
Nyamieli803/
Nnyamele803/
Nyamiele801/
Nyameleh801/
Nyamilah801/
Nyamaila801/
Nyomeula801/
Nyamuila801/
Nyamilaha751/
Nyamilo7189/
Niamele7114/
Gnamele7113/
Njamele7113/
Niamila7111/
Nyamile713/
Nyamili713/
Njamelo712/
Njamila712/
Gnameli711/
Nhomela711/
Nyomila711/
Nyomelo711/
Nyomele711/
Neamely711/
Niamilah6715/
Gniamele671/
Nyamhili671/
Njamilo573/
Njamile572/
Neamile571/
Gnamili571/
Njeumele531/
Njeumeli531/

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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
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  • 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 Nyamela
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