Shomela Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Shomela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 150 | 1:361,185 | 32,866 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shomela (919) may also be a first name.
Shomela Demographics
Average Shomela Salary in
South Africa
R 80,856
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shomela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shomela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shomela (Marathi: शोमेला) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shomela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,380,086th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shomela live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shomela is also the 267,324th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 919 people.
This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 361,185. In South Africa Shomela is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 52 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Shomela Last Name Statistics demography
Shomela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.98% less than the national average, earning R 80,856 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shomela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shomela in the Marathi language | ||
| शोमेला | somela | - |
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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 Shomela
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