Umela Surname
Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname
Umela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,215 | 1:43,573 | 4,949 |
| India | 98 | 1:7,827,198 | 166,253 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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
Umela (Hindi: उमेला, Marathi: उमीॅला, Oriya: ଉେମଳା) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Umělá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Umela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 282,766th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,346,695 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Umela reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Umela is also the 410,680th most common first name throughout the world, held by 436 people.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,215 people, or 1 in 43,573. In Tanzania Umela is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 67 percent live, Katavi Region, where 18 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Tanzania Umela is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Umela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Umela in the Hindi language | ||
| उमेला | umela | 90.48 |
| उर्मिला | urmila | 9.52 |
| Umela in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉେମଳା | uemala | 50 |
| ଉେମଲା | uemala | 50 |
| Umela in the Marathi language | ||
| उमीॅला | umiela | 50 |
| उमेश | umesa | 25 |
| उमेला | umela | 25 |
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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 Umela
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