Pakamela Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pakamela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pakamela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho331:61,5938,794
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Pakamela Last Name Facts

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

Pakamela occurs most in Lesotho. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakamela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Pakamela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pakamela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 61,593. In Lesotho Pakamela is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 88 percent reside, Maseru District, where 9 percent reside and Mohale's Hoek District, where 3 percent reside. Not including Lesotho Pakamela is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phakamela94121/
Pakamala8828/
Pakamila889/
Phakamele824/
Pakamaaila783/
Pakamile75521/
Pekamila7540/
Pokomela7539/
Phakamile71337/
Phokomela7131/
Bpekamila713/
Pookamala712/
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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 Pakamela
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