Temela Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

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

Temela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Temela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2021:268,20626,747
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Hungary271:363,56625,782
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Temela (43) may also be a first name.

Temela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Temela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Temela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 858,879th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Temela reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 43 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 268,206. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Temela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Temela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 64.99% less than the national average, earning R 83,208 per year and in Canada they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning $39,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Temelat9230/
Temelai9229/
Temelah924/
Teumela923/
Temeila921/
Temelau921/
Tiemela921/
Themela921/
Tetmelay863/
Themmela861/
Taemaela861/
Theumela861/
Tamela831,134/
Temele83395/
Temola83376/
Temelo83262/
Timela83230/
Tomela83223/
Temala8388/
Temeli8353/
Temila837/
Temely834/
Temelj834/
Tiemele775,295/
Themeli772,110/
Tiomela771,852/
Tamaela771,649/
Tammela771,300/
Temelie77652/
Thamela77280/
Toimela77232/
Temiola77219/
Taimela77180/
Tomeila77122/
Temeler7764/
Temeles7746/
Themely7713/
Temelis7710/
Teimola779/
Teamola777/
Thomela777/
Themala775/
Tommela775/
Themele775/
Temalaj775/
Temilia774/
Temalia774/
Tomelia774/
Tamelah774/
Tamelia773/
Tameela773/
Tomaela773/
Taemala773/
Temiloa772/
Tomelea772/
Teemala771/
Temelit771/
Temmala771/
Timmela771/
Themila771/
Temalla771/
Temelio771/
Temalah771/
Tamiela771/
Tamelea771/
Tiemelé771/
Timelia771/
Timaela771/
Thimela771/
Temeliz771/
Temmola770/
Themisella757/
Thiemele71367/
Themeles7143/
Taemmala7133/
Thammela7123/
Theimila7113/
Tamaelah7112/
Timmetla717/
Tameilau716/
Temeleit714/
Theemala714/
Tetmilay714/
Tammeala712/
Teammala712/
Teemalla711/
Teemolla711/
Themmala711/
Themalla711/
Themelio711/
Tiomelah711/
Tiemaila711/
Tiemeley711/
Dtiomela711/
Tehemola711/
Tomala6732,734/
Tamala677,565/
Timala671,683/
Timola671,499/
Tamila671,318/
Temile67599/
Tamola67578/
Tomola67464/
Tomelo67407/
Timila67165/
Tamelo6789/
Temolo6763/
Temalo6752/
Timele6743/
Tomila6736/
Temili6720/
Timisella6714/
Timely6713/
Tymele674/
Timeli672/
Timelo672/
Timmealya671/
Thimmetla671/
Tiemmalay671/
Tehiemele671/
Thiemmala671/

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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 Temela
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