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

Stemela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stemela? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,742 people, or 1 in 14,478. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Besides South Africa Stemela is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Stemela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stemela has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 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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