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
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
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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