Umela Surname

282,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Umela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2151:43,5734,949
India981:7,827,198166,253
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

The alternate forms: Umělá (1) are calculated separately.

Umela (436) may also be a first name.

Umela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umela (Hindi: उमेला, Marathi: उमीॅला, Oriya: ଉେମଳା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Umělá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Umela is the 282,766th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,346,695 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Umela live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Umela is also the 410,680th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 436 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,215 people, or 1 in 43,573. In Tanzania Umela is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 67 percent live, Katavi Region, where 18 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumela91941/
Umelai9164/
Ummela9130/
Humela9115/
Umaela9112/
Umeala9110/
Umelah917/
Umelas916/
Oumela913/
Umelia912/
Umeyla911/
Utmela911/
Umeela911/
Umelad911/
Eumela911/
Umeila911/
Umělá871/
Oumelaz83562/
Oumelha83107/
Gummela8386/
Goumela8357/
Oumeila8353/
Ummelas8332/
Aumelas8326/
Umelaih8317/
Umealia8314/
Usmelay8312/
Gumgela836/
Gumelya834/
Gumeala834/
Umelaja833/
Gumeela831/
Usmeila831/
Umealea831/
Oumelas831/
Umala801,263/
Umelo801,261/
Omela801,075/
Umila80975/
Imela80757/
Umele80427/
Umola8027/
Umeli807/
Humaelah7735/
Oumhella776/
Gummeela775/
Oumelaid772/
Ousmeila772/
Oumelazz772/
Goumeila771/
Goumelah771/
Oumeliad771/
Humala731,208/
Umalla731,028/
Homela73936/
Imiela73863/
Omelia73738/
Gumila73505/
Ummala73406/
Umalay73384/
Aumala73339/
Umalia73288/
Umilah73282/
Gumeli73221/
Omiela73220/
Humola73178/
Imelia73170/
Omelai73102/
Umeloh7368/
Umalah7356/
Aumeli7348/
Humele7344/
Umeluo7341/
Uimala7337/
Umealo7328/
Gumelo7327/
Omelay7323/
Umalai7320/
Omelau7319/
Umilia7316/
Usmila7316/
Omelya7314/
Umeliy7313/
Umilay7310/
Jimela739/
Aumola739/
Imeula739/
Omeila737/
Himela736/
Umaila736/
Aumele736/
Immela735/
Oumeli735/
Umelou734/
Umolay734/
Umolya734/
Humelo734/
Humila733/
Imaela733/
Gumele733/
Gumely732/
Omeela732/
Omelea732/
Umalau732/
Umelez732/
Oumele732/
Umelie732/
Humeli731/
Umeele731/
Umilad731/
Ummila731/
Imelay731/
Imeela731/
Omehla731/
Oumila731/
Umelgo731/
Umolla731/
Gumíla731/
Eumeli731/
Umeali731/
Umeleh731/
Umilas731/
Oumehella716/
Gummealla711/
Usmaila67525/
Humalla67384/
Ummalla67285/
Humeler6797/
Huimila6782/
Homelia6771/
Houmola6762/
Omealia6758/
Oumaila6751/
Omeilia6750/
Umiglia6720/
Huimala6720/
Husmila6719/
Umelets6717/
Gummila678/
Goumele678/
Uimalay676/
Jimelia675/
Gumilia675/
Humilah674/
Jimmela674/
Huumala674/
Homiela674/
Humalay674/
Umallia674/
Oumaala674/
Humelis673/
Humalia673/
Humaila673/
Gumaila673/
Humelid673/
Aummala673/
Gummeli672/
Oomelia672/
Omealla672/
Aumalah672/
Aumelis672/
Gumeloy672/
Umallah672/
Omeliaa671/
Humisla671/
Gumayla671/
Ummaila671/
Ummehli671/
Oumgele671/
Usmilia671/
Imielai671/
Oumelid671/
Ousmila671/
Umallay671/
Umallla671/
Ummalaj671/
Gumilay671/
Gumiola671/
Aumeler671/
Eumalai671/
Houmila671/
Gumeele671/
Gumeile671/
Eumaila671/
Ummalah671/
Oumesli671/
Umilias671/
Umailah671/
Humilia671/
Eumelio670/
Gumeleh670/
Umettle670/
Hummele670/
Ommelia670/

Umela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umela in the Hindi language
उमेलाumela90.48
उर्मिलाurmila9.52
Umela in the Oriya language
ଉେମଳାuemala50
ଉେମଲାuemala50
Umela in the Marathi language
उमीॅलाumiela50
उमेशumesa25
उमेलाumela25

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