Pamela Surname

100,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

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'.

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Pamela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1401:317,94629,031
Indonesia6301:209,91919,741
Cameroon5771:35,9954,850
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Australia2471:109,29412,192
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
New Zealand1831:24,7454,327
Uganda1351:289,18020,376
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Botswana721:30,3746,067
France671:991,384111,008
India571:13,457,287231,997
Venezuela541:559,33510,264
Solomon Islands481:12,0842,184
England411:1,358,97760,528
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Singapore341:161,9916,884
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Barbados281:10,266774
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China41:341,830,39216,990
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

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'.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pâmela9410/
Pamelá942/
Pamêla941/
Paméla941/
Pamelia9289/
Phamela9232/
Paimela9224/
Pameela9216/
Paumela928/
Pammela924/
Pamelas923/
Pameila922/
Pamelah922/
Pamiela921/
Pamelad921/
Pamelai921/
Paymela921/
Peameela861/
Pamala831,508/
Pamila831,102/
Pomela83166/
Pameli8355/
Pamelo8353/
Pamely8344/
Pamola8332/
Pemela8321/
Pamele838/
Paumielia801/
Phamola77202/
Phamila7789/
Pamilia7770/
Pamalla7764/
Paamala7743/
Pamolla7739/
Pammala7734/
Pamehlo7728/
Pamalai7722/
Paimola7716/
Paimala7715/
Poimela7712/
Pemelia7710/
Pamilah779/
Patmila778/
Phameli777/
Paumola777/
Phomela775/
Pamelee774/
Paemola773/
Pamilya773/
Pamalia772/
Pomelia772/
Pamalay772/
Pamilas772/
Pameler772/
Ppamila771/
Pammila771/
Pamalaa771/
Pamalea771/
Pamelei771/
Pameles771/
Paimele771/
Pamaila771/
Pamolya771/
Pameleu771/
Pamelio771/
Pamelos771/
Pemelah771/
Pomelas771/
Poomela771/
Phamala771/
Pamelys771/
Paumila771/
Pommela770/
Pamelis770/
Phamalai7124/
Pammalay7119/
Paumiola7119/
Pammilia7110/
Peimelay714/
Phamehlo713/
Pomeleau712/
Paamalla711/
Paamolla711/
Pamallaa711/
Phamalla711/
Hpaamala711/
Pammalla711/
Paemaila711/
Pathmila711/
Pommelia711/
Pamili67257/
Pomala67175/
Pemala67161/
Pemila6762/
Pomele6760/
Pamilo6745/
Pamalo6744/
Pomila6739/
Pomelo6728/
Pamily678/
Pamolo677/
Pamile677/
Pomeli676/
Pomola673/
Pomely671/
Pâmila671/
Pamoła671/
Pomelé671/
Patmelech671/

Pamela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pamela in the Georgian language
პამელაpamela-
Pamela in the Tibetan language
པདྨ་ལ་pemala-
Pamela in the Bengali language
পামেলাpamela92.31
পমেলাpamela7.69
Pamela in the Oriya language
ପାେମଲାpaemala88
ପେମଲାpemala12
Pamela in the Hindi language
पामेलाpamela65.31
पमेलाpamela24.49
पैमलाpaimala4.08
पैमिलाpaimila2.04
पमिलाpamila2.04
पामिलाpamila2.04
Pamela in the Marathi language
पामेलाpamela61.69
पमेलाpamela22.08
पॅमेलाpemela4.55
पमीलाpamila1.3
पािमलाpaimala1.3
पामलाpamala1.3
पॉमेलाpomela1.3
िपमटाipamata0.65
फॅमेलाphemela0.65
पामेलpamela0.65
पोमेलाpomela0.65
पँमेलाpammela0.65
पैमलाpaimala0.65
Pamela in the Arabic language
باملّاbamla-
بامِلاbamila-
باملاbamla-
باميلاbamyla-

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