Vumela Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Vumela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
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 occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vumela.
How Common Is The Last Name Vumela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Vumela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Vumela live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 16 people.
This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 50 percent live and Gauteng, where 50 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vutmela | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vumelia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vummela | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bumela | 83 | 145 | / |
| Vumila | 83 | 96 | / |
| Fumela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vumala | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vummettla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vumilia | 77 | 51,220 | / |
| Mpumela | 77 | 1,219 | / |
| Baumela | 77 | 99 | / |
| Vumilya | 77 | 80 | / |
| Boumela | 77 | 57 | / |
| Vimelya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Phumela | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bhumela | 77 | 9 | / |
| Buymela | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vummala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vumilea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Npumela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woumela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bummela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vimeela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vimmela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vumelis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vumilha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boumelha | 71 | 597 | / |
| Boumesla | 71 | 553 | / |
| Mphumela | 71 | 221 | / |
| Boumelah | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vummalla | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bhutmela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Voumelis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vumilaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boumelia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vummilia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boumeila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vumiliah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vumailia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voumilai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boumeyla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boumehla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vimala | 67 | 4,989 | / |
| Bomela | 67 | 2,955 | / |
| Womela | 67 | 109 | / |
| Vimola | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bumila | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vumile | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bumeli | 67 | 14 | / |
| Boumelaha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vumili | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fomela | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boumeslat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vimila | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fumila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wimela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wumala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vumalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bumele | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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