Thamela Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

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

Thamela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thamela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2761:196,29621,158
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thamela (225) may also be a first name.

Thamela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thamela (Marathi: थामेला) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thamela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 937,786th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Thamela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thamela is also the 599,828th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 225 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 196,296. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent reside, Western Cape, where 23 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 23 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.

Thamela Last Name Statistics demography

Thamela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.69% less than the national average, earning R 88,656 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thammela9323/
Thametla931/
Tamela921,134/
Tamaela861,649/
Tammela861,300/
Thamala86399/
Taimela86180/
Thamila8630/
Tamelap8622/
Tamelas868/
Thomela867/
Tamelya866/
Tamgela866/
Tamelah864/
Tamelia863/
Tameela863/
Tametla861/
Tamiela861/
Tamelea861/
Themela861/
Thammala80312/
Tamgella8094/
Thamalla8027/
Tamaelah8012/
Tahamila808/
Thamilia808/
Tammetla806/
Tameilau806/
Thammila805/
Tammeala802/
Thamolla801/
Themmela801/
Tahamala801/
Taemaela801/
Tasmeela801/
Theumela801/
Tamelaht801/
Thamilai801/
Thamalai801/
Tamala777,565/
Tamila771,318/
Tamola77578/
Temela77317/
Tomela77223/
Tamelo7789/
Thammalla75137/
Thammalai7520/
Thammaila758/
Taumoelau753/
Thammolla753/
Tammelaid752/
Thamgilla751/
Thammaala751/
Thammahla751/
Thaimalai751/
Tuomela711,712/
Tammala711,188/
Tamalia71850/
Tamaila71820/
Tamalla71653/
Tamilia71500/
Toimela71232/
Tamalay71221/
Thomala71192/
Thomola71190/
Tammila71151/
Tomeila71122/
Toomela71111/
Tamalea7176/
Taamala7156/
Tohmola7154/
Thomelo7144/
Tamiola7134/
Tamalai7134/
Temelai7129/
Tamilah7128/
Tamalah7127/
Tamoila7127/
Tomelap7125/
Tasmila7123/
Tamolau7123/
Taimila7121/
Tamalau7119/
Taumala7119/
Tamolia7115/
Tammelo7114/
Thomila7110/
Tamielo7110/
Tamaëla7110/
Tomelas718/
Taimola717/
Teamola717/
Themala715/
Tommela715/
Tamilya714/
Temelah714/
Tomelia714/
Tamolya713/
Tomaela713/
Taemala713/
Taimala713/
Teumela713/
Taamila712/
Tomelea712/
Tohmala712/
Tamayla712/
Tamhila712/
Toumela711/
Temeila711/
Themila711/
Tamaala711/
Tamolla711/
Temelau711/
Tajmila711/
Tamilat711/
Tamohla711/
Tameley711/
Tamaïla711/
Tamehlo711/
Thomalla671,971/
Tamailay67466/
Tammalla67367/
Ttamaila67326/
Tamallah67210/
Thommala67156/
Thomilas6743/
Tamilias6743/
Taemmala6733/
Tamahala6729/
Tamaaila6723/
Thotmila6721/
Tammaelo6714/
Theimila6713/
Thomelot6710/
Tamelleo678/
Tammiola677/
Taamalah676/
Taimiola676/
Taamalla675/
Tamilass675/
Tamgilla674/
Tammaala674/
Theemala674/
Tamaylla674/
Ttamalla673/
Teammala672/
Tomgella671/
Thamoley671/
Thoomala671/
Themmala671/
Thomaala671/
Taamaala671/
Tamaalla671/
Tamislea671/
Tammalah671/
Tammolla671/
Thomaelo671/
Themalla671/
Themelio671/
Taaimala671/
Tamallay671/
Ttaimala671/
Tohmalay671/
Thomalia671/
Tahmilah671/
Tomeliat670/

Thamela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thamela in the Marathi language
थामेलाthamela-

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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 Thamela
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