Vamela Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Vamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 140 | 1:386,984 | 34,477 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vamela (198) may also be a first name.
Vamela Demographics
Average Vamela Salary in
South Africa
R 159,564
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Vamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vamela (Hindi: वमेला, Marathi: वामेला) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vamela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,231,034th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Vamela live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Vamela is also the 644,447th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 198 people.
It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 386,984. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 87 percent are found, Western Cape, where 6 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Not including South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Vamela Last Name Statistics demography
Vamela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.85% less than the national average, earning R 159,564 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vamela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vamela in the Hindi language | ||
| वमेला | vamela | - |
| Vamela in the Marathi language | ||
| वामेला | vamela | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Vamela
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