Vumela Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Vumela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vumela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Vumela (16) may also be a first name.

Vumela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vumela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vumela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Vumela is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Vumela reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Vumela is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Vumela is primarily found in: Free State, where 50 percent live and Gauteng, where 50 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vutmela921/
Vumelia921/
Vummela921/
Bumela83145/
Vumila8396/
Fumela834/
Vumala832/
Vummettla801/
Vumilia7751,220/
Mpumela771,219/
Baumela7799/
Vumilya7780/
Boumela7757/
Vimelya7717/
Phumela7713/
Bhumela779/
Buymela775/
Vummala773/
Vumilea771/
Npumela771/
Woumela771/
Bummela771/
Vimeela771/
Vimmela771/
Vumelis771/
Vumilha771/
Boumelha71597/
Boumesla71553/
Mphumela71221/
Boumelah719/
Vummalla719/
Bhutmela714/
Voumelis712/
Vumilaya712/
Boumelia712/
Vummilia711/
Boumeila711/
Vumiliah711/
Vumailia711/
Voumilai711/
Boumeyla711/
Boumehla711/
Vimala674,989/
Bomela672,955/
Womela67109/
Vimola6737/
Bumila6728/
Vumile6719/
Bumeli6714/
Boumelaha6710/
Vumili676/
Fomela675/
Boumeslat675/
Vimila675/
Fumila672/
Wimela671/
Wumala671/
Vumalo671/
Bumele671/

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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 Vumela
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