Vamela Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vamela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vamela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vamela (198) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vamelha921/
Vaamela921/
Vatmmela861/
Wamela83796/
Bamela83778/
Vamala83436/
Vomela83296/
Famela83292/
Vamila838/
Vemela836/
Vamola835/
Vamelo831/
Vameli831/
Mpamela77292/
Famelia77150/
Vammala77121/
Baumela7799/
Vamilat7738/
Phamela7732/
Vaimala7723/
Vammeli7717/
Vemmela7714/
Fameila7713/
Vamaila7713/
Wamelay7710/
Fameela778/
Wameela775/
Bammela773/
Vameele773/
Bhamela772/
Vaymala771/
Veamala771/
Vemeela771/
Bameela771/
Famelya771/
Bamelai771/
Vhameli771/
Vaamala771/
Vamgeli771/
Basmela771/
Fahmela771/
Famiela771/
Vamalla771/
Vamilia771/
Vamilya770/
Fatmelia718/
Fahmelia714/
Vamaaila713/
Vaamaala713/
Famielia711/
Mphamela711/
Baimelia711/
Famaelia711/
Vaimalla711/
Bameelas711/
Faamelea711/
Wamala6715,306/
Bomela672,955/
Vemala672,262/
Femela67378/
Bamele67301/
Famala67237/
Famila67175/
Wameli67152/
Wamele67130/
Bamelo67117/
Womela67109/
Wemela67104/
Vémola6799/
Bamila6748/
Famola6745/
Wamila6740/
Bameli6739/
Vemola6736/
Wamola6725/
Vomala6713/
Vemila679/
Vamile678/
Fomela675/
Famelo673/
Vamili673/
Vomila672/
Uamila671/
Vamolo671/
Vomola671/
Wamelo671/
Bhameilay671/
Wamely670/

Vamela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vamela in the Hindi language
वमेलाvamela-
Vamela in the Marathi language
वामेलाvamela-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vamela
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