Pamila Surname

334,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Pamila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pamila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3451:153,45413,882
Ecuador2491:63,8795,200
Mexico1681:738,84611,142
India1321:5,811,101137,947
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Pâmila (1) are calculated separately.

Pamila (21,906) may also be a first name.

Pamila Last Name Facts

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

Pamila (Bengali: পমিলা, Georgian: ფამილა, Hindi: पमिला, Marathi: पमीला, Oriya: ପମିଳା) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Pâmila. For other possible spellings of Pamila click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pamila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 334,874th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,613,018 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Pamila are found; 31 percent are found in East Africa and 31 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 35,329th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 21,906 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 345 people, or 1 in 153,454. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 95 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside and Singida Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 23 percent reside and Mexico, where 15 percent reside.

Pamila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pamila has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pamila surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pâmila941/
Phamila9289/
Pamilia9270/
Pamilah929/
Patmila928/
Pamilya923/
Pamilas922/
Pameila922/
Paumila921/
Pamiela921/
Pamaila921/
Pammila921/
Ppamila921/
Paumiola8619/
Pammilia8610/
Paemaila861/
Pathmila861/
Pamula8315,330/
Pamela834,696/
Pamili83257/
Pemila8362/
Pamilo8345/
Pomila8339/
Pamily838/
Pamile837/
Paméla831/
Pamêla831/
Paumielia801/
Pamilih77607/
Paamula77378/
Pomilia77281/
Pamelia7789/
Pammula7785/
Peimila7776/
Pamileh7742/
Puomila7741/
Pamulla7737/
Phamela7732/
Paimela7724/
Pemilia7723/
Puimila7721/
Pemmila7721/
Pameela7716/
Paumela778/
Poomila776/
Paimili775/
Pammela774/
Pamilio773/
Phamula773/
Pamelas773/
Pamelah772/
Pamelai771/
Paymela771/
Pamelad771/
Posmila771/
Pomilas771/
Pamioli771/
Pamuula771/
Pamulai771/
Paumula771/
Pamiles771/
Pamhile771/
Pamiler770/
Pamailis719/
Paamulla717/
Pomailla714/
Poommila713/
Phoomila711/
Phaimula711/
Peameela711/
Pamuła672,115/
Pemula67973/
Pomili67739/
Pamulo67212/
Pomela67166/
Pameli6755/
Pamelo6753/
Pamely6744/
Pomile6732/
Pemela6721/
Pomula6715/
Phoumilay6711/
Pâmela6710/
Pamele678/
Pomilo673/
Pamhillis672/
Pamelá672/
Pemilo672/
Pomily671/
Poumilath671/

Pamila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pamila in the Georgian language
ფამილაpamila96.36
პამილაpamila3.64
Pamila in the Bengali language
পমিলাpamila80
পামিলাpamila20
Pamila in the Oriya language
ପମିଳାpamila70.59
ପମିଲାpamila13.73
ପାମିଲାpamila7.84
ଦଳାଇdala'i1.96
ପମିଲpamila1.96
Pamila in the Marathi language
पमीलाpamila51.61
पामीलाpamila22.58
पािमलाpaimala12.9
पाटीलpatila6.45
मीलाmila3.23
पंिमलाpamimala3.23
Pamila in the Hindi language
पमिलाpamila49.5
पामिलाpamila20.5
पमीलाpamila16
पामीलाpamila10.5
प़मीलाpamila1
पम़िलाpamaila0.5
प़मिलाpamila0.5
प्रमिलाpramila0.5
परमिलाparamila0.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pamila
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