Stemela Surname

121,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Stemela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stemela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,7421:14,4781,825
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Stemela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stemela is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stemela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 121,391st most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,931,499 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Stemela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,742 people, or 1 in 14,478. In South Africa Stemela is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent reside, Western Cape, where 22 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Stemela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stemela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stemela last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stemela Last Name Statistics demography

Stemela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.12% less than the national average, earning R 144,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stemmela931/
Stemiela931/
Stemelai931/
Stemele862,999/
Stimela86329/
Stemelo862/
Stomela862/
Stymela861/
Stemila861/
Stamela861/
Sztymela8046/
Stamelia8016/
Steimely801/
Stemeler800/
Stemmeler75170/
Stemhelet752/
Stimola71183/
Stimely71163/
Stemile71110/
Stimele7113/
Stomelo713/
Stimala711/
Stimila711/
Stamelou67658/
Sztymala6767/
Stämmeli6717/
Stämmele6710/
Stamolla679/
Chtimela672/
Stimalai671/
Sthemile671/
Stimilah671/
Stemilio671/
Stimeley670/
Stimmele670/
Stemhiller590/
Stimolo57986/
Stamilo572/
Stomylo571/
Stímolo571/
Stamalo570/
Stamilio5349/
Stamolea535/
Staimili532/
Stamalio531/

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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
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  • 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 Stemela
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