Tomela Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tomela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tomela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Lesotho631:32,2635,959
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Tomela (70) may also be a first name.

Tomela Last Name Facts

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

Tomela is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tomela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomela? popularity and diffusion

Tomela is the 1,098,270th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Tomela reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 70 people.

Tomela is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 28 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Tomela Last Name Statistics demography

Tomela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32% less than the national average, earning R 161,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuomela921,712/
Toimela92232/
Tomeila92122/
Toomela92111/
Tomelap9225/
Tomelas928/
Thomela927/
Tommela925/
Tomelia924/
Tomaela923/
Tomelea922/
Toumela921/
Tomgella861/
Tomeliat860/
Tomala8332,734/
Tamela831,134/
Tomola83464/
Tomelo83407/
Tomele83340/
Temela83317/
Tumela83226/
Tomeli8386/
Tomelj8343/
Tomila8336/
Tomyla8311/
Tomely836/
Toomelaid802/
Tomesella801/
Tamaela771,649/
Tuomola771,583/
Tammela771,300/
Tuomala771,064/
Tommila77809/
Tommola77423/
Tomilas77350/
Thamela77280/
Tumelap77269/
Tomalia77246/
Thomala77192/
Thomola77190/
Tomalla77151/
Tomielo77125/
Tomolea77110/
Tomolya7762/
Tumelya7755/
Tohmola7754/
Thomele7749/
Tummela7747/
Thomelo7744/
Tomalya7740/
Tomaelo7737/
Tomilat7734/
Tomilap7733/
Thumela7733/
Temelai7729/
Tamelap7722/
Tomalau7722/
Tomilah7716/
Tomelis7712/
Tomelio7711/
Tomiola7711/
Thomila7710/
Tuomila779/
Tamelas778/
Tumelia777/
Tamelya776/
Tamgela776/
Thomely776/
Tommala775/
Tomalai775/
Tomilai775/
Temelah774/
Tomayla774/
Tomolla774/
Tomoila774/
Tamelah774/
Tamelia773/
Tameela773/
Teumela773/
Tomolia773/
Tomesly773/
Tumiela773/
Tomilia772/
Toomala772/
Tomaila772/
Tohmala772/
Tumeela771/
Temeila771/
Tametla771/
Tumelas771/
Tuomele771/
Temelau771/
Tamiela771/
Tamelea771/
Tommele771/
Tomelep771/
Tomeleu771/
Tomeloh771/
Tomalay771/
Toomeli771/
Tomiloa771/
Themela771/
Tomieli771/
Tomaylla712,462/
Thomalla711,971/
Tuomaala711,551/
Tomailla71307/
Thommala71156/
Tamgella7194/
Tummetla7147/
Thomilas7143/
Thummela7133/
Tuomaila7132/
Thomelet7126/
Thammela7123/
Thotmila7121/
Tomelieh7115/
Tamaelah7112/
Thomelot7110/
Tomelich719/
Tammetla716/
Tameilau716/
Toommala713/
Tommalla712/
Tammeala712/
Tomaylia711/
Tomeales711/
Tumgella711/
Thametla711/
Thoomala711/
Themmela711/
Thomaala711/
Thomeler711/
Thomaelo711/
Tuomelis711/
Taemaela711/
Tomelith711/
Tomallay711/
Toumaila711/
Toumelis711/
Tasmeela711/
Thomelis711/
Theumela711/
Tamelaht711/
Tohmalay711/
Thomalia711/
Tamele6780,724/
Tamala677,565/
Tumelo673,410/
Tameli671,493/
Tamila671,318/
Tomalo67982/
Tamola67578/
Tomilo67388/
Temola67376/
Temelo67262/
Tomylo67214/
Tumeli67113/
Tomolo67100/
Tamelo6789/
Temala6788/
Tomiselli6776/
Tommelleo6763/
Tomile6761/
Tumele6756/
Tomili6729/
Tomała6727/
Tumila6719/
Thummetla6713/
Tamely6712/
Tomalá6710/
Temila677/
Tomesello676/
Thoumelou675/
Tuomaaala674/
Tammelaid672/
Tomeselli672/
Tomalà672/
Támola672/
Tumely671/
Tomily671/
Tomaillas671/
Tomayllas671/
Thomallla671/
Thoummala671/
Tomicelli670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tomela
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