Umelo Surname

301,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1501:154,0379,726
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England281:1,989,93178,001
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Umelo (41) may also be a first name.

Umelo Last Name Facts

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

Umelo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Umelo is the 301,281st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,779,180 people. The surname Umelo is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Umelo are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 41 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,150 people, or 1 in 154,037. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 28 percent are found, Rivers, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Umelo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Umelo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Umelo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.21% less than the national average, earning R 51,792 per year and in United States they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $43,134 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umeloh9168/
Umeluo9141/
Umealo9128/
Gumelo9127/
Humelo914/
Umelou914/
Umelgo911/
Gumeloy832/
Eumelio830/
Umela801,363/
Umolo80837/
Omelo80127/
Imelo80118/
Umalo8051/
Umleo801/
Ousmelou771/
Gumela73941/
Imelio73181/
Umilio73160/
Jimelo73124/
Omelio73118/
Umalio7389/
Umailo7370/
Homelo7340/
Ummela7330/
Himelo7325/
Humela7315/
Umaela7312/
Humalo7311/
Omeluo7310/
Umeala7310/
Umallo738/
Umelah737/
Umelas736/
Oumela733/
Humolo732/
Umelia732/
Aumalo732/
Eumela731/
Umeyla731/
Umelad731/
Imielo731/
Umaloh731/
Utmela731/
Umeela731/
Umeila731/
Humecillo711/
Oumolou67845/
Oumelaz67562/
Humailo67142/
Oumelha67107/
Gummela6786/
Gumiloy6758/
Goumela6757/
Oumeila6753/
Ummelas6732/
Aumelas6726/
Umealia6714/
Gumaylo6711/
Gumgela676/
Gumeala674/
Gumelya674/
Gumilio674/
Gumailo672/
Homelio672/
Husmilo671/
Humajlo671/
Humilio671/
Usmeila671/
Humalio671/
Ujmalou671/
Gumeela671/
Ummalio671/
Aumalou671/
Oumelas671/
Humaloo671/

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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 Umelo
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