Pamela Surname
Approximately 4,696 people bear this surname
Pamela Surname User-submission:
The surname Pamela, which can also be found with the spelling Pâmela, is of the feminine gender and quite common in Brazil and also in other countries, including those of English language. It is a name that originated in a Greek word.
There is a combination of the elements pan, which means 'everything', 'everyone', and meli, which means 'black', 'dark', meaning 'everything dark' or 'totally black'.
Read More About This SurnamePamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,140 | 1:317,946 | 29,031 |
| Indonesia | 630 | 1:209,919 | 19,741 |
| Cameroon | 577 | 1:35,995 | 4,850 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Australia | 247 | 1:109,294 | 12,192 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| New Zealand | 183 | 1:24,745 | 4,327 |
| Uganda | 135 | 1:289,180 | 20,376 |
| Brazil | 92 | 1:2,326,895 | 71,923 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| France | 67 | 1:991,384 | 111,008 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| Venezuela | 54 | 1:559,335 | 10,264 |
| Solomon Islands | 48 | 1:12,084 | 2,184 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Barbados | 28 | 1:10,266 | 774 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
The alternate forms: Pâmela (10), Pamelá (2), Pamêla (1) & Paméla (1) are calculated separately.
Pamela (1,472,540) may also be a first name.
Pamela Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Pamela, which can also be found with the spelling Pâmela, is of the feminine gender and quite common in Brazil and also in other countries, including those of English language. It is a name that originated in a Greek word.
There is a combination of the elements pan, which means 'everything', 'everyone', and meli, which means 'black', 'dark', meaning 'everything dark' or 'totally black'. Therefore, the name can be translated as 'all dark', 'totally black' or 'all honey', 'all sweet'.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsPamela Demographics
Average Male Pamela Height
176.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pamela (Arabic: باملّا, Bengali: পামেলা, Georgian: პამელა, Hindi: पामेला, Marathi: पामेला, Oriya: ପାେମଲା, Tibetan: པདྨ་ལ་) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pâmela, Pamelá, Pamêla or Paméla. For other possible spellings of Pamela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pamela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 100,561st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,551,862 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 36 percent of Pamela are found; 25 percent are found in North America and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pamela is also the 505th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 1,472,540 people.
The last name Pamela is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,140 people, or 1 in 317,946. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.
Pamela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pamela surname are 6.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.78% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pamela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.35% less than the national average, earning R 58,572 per year; in United States they earn 17.11% less than the national average, earning $35,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $51,089 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pamela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pamela in the Georgian language | ||
| პამელა | pamela | - |
| Pamela in the Tibetan language | ||
| པདྨ་ལ་ | pemala | - |
| Pamela in the Bengali language | ||
| পামেলা | pamela | 92.31 |
| পমেলা | pamela | 7.69 |
| Pamela in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାେମଲା | paemala | 88 |
| ପେମଲା | pemala | 12 |
| Pamela in the Hindi language | ||
| पामेला | pamela | 65.31 |
| पमेला | pamela | 24.49 |
| पैमला | paimala | 4.08 |
| पैमिला | paimila | 2.04 |
| पमिला | pamila | 2.04 |
| पामिला | pamila | 2.04 |
| Pamela in the Marathi language | ||
| पामेला | pamela | 61.69 |
| पमेला | pamela | 22.08 |
| पॅमेला | pemela | 4.55 |
| पमीला | pamila | 1.3 |
| पािमला | paimala | 1.3 |
| पामला | pamala | 1.3 |
| पॉमेला | pomela | 1.3 |
| िपमटा | ipamata | 0.65 |
| फॅमेला | phemela | 0.65 |
| पामेल | pamela | 0.65 |
| पोमेला | pomela | 0.65 |
| पँमेला | pammela | 0.65 |
| पैमला | paimala | 0.65 |
| Pamela in the Arabic language | ||
| باملّا | bamla | - |
| بامِلا | bamila | - |
| باملا | bamla | - |
| باميلا | bamyla | - |
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