Pomela Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pomela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pomela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1171:17,3723,723
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Pomela (150) may also be a first name.

Pomela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pomela (Hindi: पोमेला, Marathi: पॉमेला, Russian: Помела) has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pomela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pomela is the 1,343,156th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Pomela reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 150 people.

The surname Pomela is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 17,372. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Quthing District, where 64 percent are found, Berea District, where 18 percent are found and Maseru District, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Pomela is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poimela9212/
Phomela925/
Pomelia922/
Pomelas921/
Poomela921/
Pommela920/
Pomeleau862/
Pommelia861/
Pamela834,696/
Pomala83175/
Pumela8370/
Pomele8360/
Pomila8339/
Pomelo8328/
Pemela8321/
Pâmela8310/
Pomeli836/
Pomola833/
Pomely831/
Pomelé831/
Pomalia77338/
Pomilia77281/
Pommala77188/
Poomala77171/
Poumele7789/
Pamelia7789/
Puomila7741/
Pometlo7741/
Phamela7732/
Pameela7716/
Phomola7716/
Phumela7713/
Poimala7713/
Pumelia7711/
Pemelia7710/
Paumela778/
Phomeli777/
Pomalai776/
Poomila776/
Pomalla775/
Pomeleu775/
Pomalaa774/
Poimola774/
Pammela774/
Pamelas773/
Pomaala773/
Pomalah773/
Pomalaj773/
Pameila772/
Pamelah772/
Pomalya771/
Posmila771/
Pomeles771/
Pomelio771/
Pamiela771/
Pemelah771/
Pomilas771/
Pomalau771/
Pomelet771/
Pamelad771/
Pamelai771/
Pommelo770/
Pomelee770/
Pommelet71649/
Poomalai71150/
Phommala7194/
Phomalai7131/
Pomaylla7120/
Poommala7117/
Pommalai7110/
Phoomala717/
Pomailla714/
Pommalla713/
Poommila713/
Poomalay712/
Pomallay712/
Pohmalay712/
Pommelot711/
Poumelie711/
Phoomila711/
Pomallia710/
Pamala671,508/
Pamila671,102/
Pomili67739/
Pemala67161/
Pomalo67122/
Pomolo67103/
Pumila6791/
Pemila6762/
Pameli6755/
Pamelo6753/
Pamely6744/
Pumelo6734/
Pamola6732/
Pomile6732/
Phommalay6719/
Phoumilay6711/
Pamele678/
Pumele677/
Phoumylay674/
Pomilo673/
Phoommala673/
Pamelá672/
Poommalai672/
Phommalai671/
Pamêla671/
Pâmila671/
Paméla671/
Pomily671/
Pomoła671/
Pomała671/
Poumilath671/
Phoumalay671/
Phoomalai671/
Pomytlash671/
Paumielia671/
Pometelle670/

Pomela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pomela in the Hindi language
पोमेलाpomela-
Pomela in the Marathi language
पॉमेलाpomela-
Pomela in the Russian language
Помелаpomela-

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