Tumela Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tumela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tumela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa831:652,74348,091
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tumela (95) may also be a first name.

Tumela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tumela (Hindi: तुमेला, Marathi: टुमेला, Oriya: ଟୁେମଲା) occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tumela is the 1,088,856th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tumela live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tumela is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 95 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 652,743. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 80 percent are found, Western Cape, where 14 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Besides South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 27 percent are found.

Tumela Last Name Statistics demography

Tumela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.93% less than the national average, earning R 133,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tumelap92269/
Tumelya9255/
Tummela9247/
Thumela9233/
Tumelia927/
Teumela923/
Tumiela923/
Toumela921/
Tumeela921/
Tumelas921/
Tummetla8647/
Thummela8633/
Tumgella861/
Theumela861/
Tumala835,208/
Tumelo833,410/
Timela83230/
Tomela83223/
Tumeli83113/
Tumele8356/
Tumila8319/
Tumola8315/
Tumely831/
Thummetla8013/
Taumoelau803/
Tummala7712,193/
Tumilap771,059/
Thumala77779/
Tuimala77166/
Tumilah77161/
Tumelis77139/
Tomeila77122/
Toomela77111/
Tumalay7788/
Tumalla7786/
Tumilas7782/
Tumalia7722/
Thumele7720/
Taumala7719/
Tumhala779/
Tummila779/
Tumolla779/
Tummola777/
Tommela775/
Tumaala774/
Tomelia774/
Tumilia772/
Tomelea772/
Timmela771/
Tumeleh771/
Tumelid771/
Tumilad771/
Tumolya771/
Thumelo771/
Tiemela771/
Timelia771/
Timaela771/
Tumaelo771/
Tumaila771/
Thimela771/
Tumelei771/
Tumalai771/
Tuemala771/
Taumeli771/
Tummele770/
Thummala7123,368/
Tumailla71624/
Thumalla71112/
Tummalla7193/
Tumaylla7144/
Thuemala7117/
Thumolla7114/
Tummhala7112/
Tummaala718/
Tummalaa716/
Tumallah716/
Thumaala715/
Tummeley715/
Tummilat714/
Thummola713/
Thummila712/
Thumeler712/
Thumalai712/
Tuummala711/
Tumallai711/
Tummahla711/
Tummelio711/
Ttummala711/
Thuumala711/
Tumeleer711/
Tumelytė711/
Tumilias711/
Toumaila711/
Toumelis711/
Timala671,683/
Timola671,499/
Tumolo671,481/
Tomelo67407/
Tomele67340/
Tumili67207/
Timila67165/
Tumilo67109/
Tomeli6786/
Thummalla6785/
Tumile6765/
Tumicelli6744/
Tomelj6743/
Tomila6736/
Tummeleht6731/
Tummeleer6729/
Tomyla6711/
Tumalo679/
Thummaala676/
Tomely676/
Thoumelou675/
Thummalai674/
Tumylo674/
Tumaillas673/
Thummalaa672/
Timelo672/
Thummhala671/
Thummolla671/
Tumily671/
Thoummala671/
Theumeler670/

Tumela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tumela in the Hindi language
तुमेलाtumela-
Tumela in the Marathi language
टुमेलाtumela-
Tumela in the Oriya language
ଟୁେମଲାtuemala66.67
ତୁେମଳାtuemala33.33

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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 Tumela
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