Wamela Surname
Approximately 796 people bear this surname
Wamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 545 | 1:71,632 | 7,912 |
| Kenya | 248 | 1:186,209 | 13,948 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Wamela (22) may also be a first name.
Wamela Demographics
Wamela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamela occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wamela is the 432,326th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 545 people, or 1 in 71,632. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 53 percent live, Mbale District, where 33 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 5 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Wamela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamelay | 92 | 10 | / |
| Wameela | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wamala | 83 | 15,306 | / |
| Bamela | 83 | 778 | / |
| Vamela | 83 | 189 | / |
| Wameli | 83 | 152 | / |
| Wamele | 83 | 130 | / |
| Womela | 83 | 109 | / |
| Wemela | 83 | 104 | / |
| Wamila | 83 | 40 | / |
| Wamola | 83 | 25 | / |
| Wamelo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wamely | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wamalia | 77 | 350 | / |
| Waimala | 77 | 178 | / |
| Wamalah | 77 | 124 | / |
| Baumela | 77 | 99 | / |
| Wamalai | 77 | 32 | / |
| Wammeli | 77 | 20 | / |
| Wamaala | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wamilia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wamilah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bammela | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waamala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waumele | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vamelha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bameela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bamelai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wameles | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamesly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waimele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamolea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woumela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaamela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wameley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wameuleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wathmila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baimelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waymelee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatmmela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamealet | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wamesley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bomela | 67 | 2,955 | / |
| Vamala | 67 | 436 | / |
| Bamele | 67 | 301 | / |
| Vomela | 67 | 296 | / |
| Womala | 67 | 144 | / |
| Wamalo | 67 | 124 | / |
| Bamelo | 67 | 117 | / |
| Womeli | 67 | 67 | / |
| Womola | 67 | 63 | / |
| Bamila | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bameli | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wemala | 67 | 31 | / |
| Womelo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wamili | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wamile | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vamila | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vemela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vamola | 67 | 5 | / |
| Womila | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wamolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Womele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uamila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamilo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vameli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wameisley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Womely | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wamela
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