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 is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wamela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 432,326th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,155,208 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wamela is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.
Wamela is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 545 people, or 1 in 71,632. In Uganda Wamela is most frequent in: Manafwa District, where 53 percent reside, Mbale District, where 33 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Wamela occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Wamela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally 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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