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
The last name Vamela (Hindi: वमेला, Marathi: वामेला) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vamela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vamela is the 1,231,034th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Vamela are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most common first name worldwide, held by 198 people.
This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 386,984. In South Africa Vamela is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 87 percent are found, Western Cape, where 6 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Vamela is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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