Tamela Surname

327,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tamela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5261:102,99912,461
Ivory Coast3091:74,6644,133
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
Estonia191:69,56912,771
India171:45,121,493474,784
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Tamela (10,793) may also be a first name.

Tamela Last Name Facts

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

Tamela (Georgian: თამელა, Oriya: ତେମଲା) is most common in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamela? popularity and diffusion

Tamela is the 327,420th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,426,407 people. The last name Tamela is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Tamela live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 58,227th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 10,793 people.

The last name Tamela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 526 people, or 1 in 102,999. In South Africa Tamela is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 32 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 21 percent live. Apart from South Africa Tamela occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Tamela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tamela earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.85% less than the national average, earning R 159,564 per year and in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamaela921,649/
Tammela921,300/
Thamela92280/
Taimela92180/
Tamelap9222/
Tamelas928/
Tamelya926/
Tamgela926/
Tamelah924/
Tamelia923/
Tameela923/
Tametla921/
Tamiela921/
Tamelea921/
Tamgella8694/
Thammela8623/
Tamaelah8612/
Tammetla866/
Tameilau866/
Tammeala862/
Thametla861/
Taemaela861/
Tasmeela861/
Tamelaht861/
Tamele8380,724/
Tamala837,565/
Tameli831,493/
Tamila831,318/
Tamola83578/
Temela83317/
Tomela83223/
Tamelo8389/
Tamely8312/
Taumoelau803/
Tammelaid802/
Tuomela771,712/
Tammala771,188/
Tamalia77850/
Tamaila77820/
Tamalla77653/
Tamilia77500/
Thamala77399/
Toimela77232/
Tamalay77221/
Tammila77151/
Tomeila77122/
Toomela77111/
Tamalea7776/
Tamelis7763/
Taamala7756/
Thamele7752/
Tamelit7745/
Tameler7739/
Tamiola7734/
Tamalai7734/
Thamila7730/
Temelai7729/
Tamilah7728/
Tamalah7727/
Tamoila7727/
Tomelap7725/
Tasmila7723/
Thameli7723/
Tamolau7723/
Taimila7721/
Tamalau7719/
Taumala7719/
Tamolia7715/
Tammelo7714/
Tamielo7710/
Tamaëla7710/
Tameles778/
Tomelas778/
Taimola777/
Teamola777/
Thomela777/
Tommela775/
Tamilya774/
Temelah774/
Tomelia774/
Tamolya773/
Tomaela773/
Taemala773/
Taimala773/
Tameeli773/
Teumela773/
Tameleh772/
Taamila772/
Tomelea772/
Tamayla772/
Tamhila772/
Toumela771/
Temeila771/
Tamaala771/
Tamgeli771/
Tammeli771/
Tamolla771/
Temelau771/
Taimeli771/
Tajmila771/
Tamilat771/
Tamohla771/
Tamelee771/
Tameley771/
Tamaïla771/
Ttamele771/
Tamehlo771/
Themela771/
Taumeli771/
Tamailay71466/
Tammalla71367/
Ttamaila71326/
Thammala71312/
Tamallah71210/
Tamilias7143/
Taemmala7133/
Tamahala7129/
Thamalla7127/
Tamaaila7123/
Tammaelo7114/
Tamelleo718/
Tahamila718/
Thamilia718/
Tammiola717/
Taamalah716/
Taimiola716/
Thammila715/
Taamalla715/
Tamilass715/
Tamgilla714/
Tammaala714/
Tamaylla714/
Thameele713/
Ttamalla713/
Teammala712/
Tomgella711/
Thamolla711/
Themmela711/
Tahamala711/
Taamaala711/
Tamaalla711/
Tamgelli711/
Tamislea711/
Tammalah711/
Tammeeli711/
Tammolla711/
Taaimala711/
Tamallay711/
Theumela711/
Ttaimala711/
Thamilai711/
Thamalai711/
Tahmilah711/
Tomeliat710/
Tomala6732,734/
Taamallah671,545/
Tamili67684/
Tomola67464/
Tomelo67407/
Temola67376/
Tomele67340/
Temelo67262/
Tammeleht67212/
Tamilo67172/
Thammalla67137/
Temala6788/
Tamile6787/
Tomeli6786/
Tammelleo6784/
Tamolo6784/
Tamiła6770/
Tamalo6753/
Tomelj6743/
Tomila6736/
Thammalai6720/
Tamailaya6717/
Tomyla6711/
Taâmallah679/
Thammaila678/
Tamily677/
Temila677/
Tomely676/
Tamyly675/
Tahmaliah674/
Thammolla673/
Tasmiliah672/
Toomelaid672/
Támola672/
Tammallah672/
Thamgilla671/
Thammaala671/
Thammahla671/
Tamała671/
Tomesella671/
Thaimalai671/
Tamyle671/
Tamylo671/

Tamela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamela in the Oriya language
ତେମଲାtemala-
Tamela in the Georgian language
თამელაtamela95
ტამელაtamela5

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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 Tamela
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