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 is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vumela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. 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 numerous first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

Vumela is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Vumela is most frequent in: Free State, where 50 percent reside and Gauteng, where 50 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Vumela
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