Tjamela Surname

353,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tjamela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjamela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho7451:2,728420
South Africa2841:190,76720,712
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tjamela (147) may also be a first name.

Tjamela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tjamela is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tjamela.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjamela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tjamela is the 353,485th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,075,287 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tjamela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tjamela is also the 760,591st most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 147 people.

The surname Tjamela is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 745 people, or 1 in 2,728. In Lesotho it is most common in: Maseru District, where 50 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 13 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 12 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Tjamela Last Name Statistics demography

Tjamela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.29% less than the national average, earning R 113,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamela922,781/
Jameela864,697/
Tsamela86109/
Djamela8675/
Jamelia8652/
Jammela8611/
Jameila863/
Tiamela862/
Jameala861/
Jaumela861/
Jhamela861/
Tjamele861/
Tjamelo861/
Jasmela861/
Jaamela861/
Tyamela861/
Tchamela8014/
Tijamala804/
Jammelia804/
Tijamila803/
Jasmeela801/
Jaimelia801/
Jameslai801/
Jamila7749,868/
Samela772,716/
Jamelo771,218/
Camela77974/
Zamela77527/
Jamyla771/
Jomela771/
Jasmeelap751/
Jamesella750/
Djamila717,014/
Tiomela711,852/
Zamelat71984/
Jamelot71508/
Tsomela71256/
Zamiela71249/
Jamilia71174/
Samelia7190/
Jamilat7158/
Sameila7157/
Sameela7147/
Zameela7138/
Giamela7137/
Jasmila7131/
Sammela7129/
Jammila7127/
Jamaila7127/
Seamela7121/
Jamilay7118/
Jamilaj7113/
Jamilas718/
Jamilaa718/
Tiamala716/
Jamilau716/
Jhamila715/
Jameelo715/
Samelaa714/
Jamilaz713/
Samiela713/
Jaimila712/
Jamilha711/
Jaamila711/
Jjamila711/
Jamylat711/
Joumela711/
Teomela711/
Tsamila711/
Scamela711/
Sahmela711/
Sameala711/
Jamilad711/
Jamelio711/
Josmela711/
Sameula710/
Tjamilou67136/
Sameulla6713/
Djamilat6713/
Jamesley6711/
Cameylia679/
Jameelou677/
Djamaila676/
Sdjamila675/
Jamailay675/
Tiammala675/
Cahmelia674/
Djamilia673/
Jhamilay673/
Sameulah672/
Tchomela672/
Ddjamila672/
Djamilay671/
Djamilaa671/
Sameilay671/
Tchamila671/
Tiomelah671/
Tihamila671/
Djoumela671/
Djhamila671/
Djamilai671/
Dtiomela671/
Cameliaa671/
Dzhamela671/

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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 Tjamela
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