Yamela Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Yamela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Yamela (123) may also be a first name.

Yamela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamela (Bengali: যামেলা, Hindi: यमेला, Marathi: यमेला) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yamela is the 1,882,912th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Yamela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Yamela live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yamela is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 123 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Besides The DR Congo Yamela occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yammela9211/
Yhamela922/
Yamelya921/
Yameela921/
Yamelia921/
Yamella921/
Yamaela921/
Yamla9162/
Yameelah863/
Yamala837,102/
Jamela832,781/
Yamelo83269/
Yamele83139/
Yameli8372/
Yamola8362/
Yamlay8348/
Yamila8341/
Yamlai8317/
Yamlea8316/
Yamely835/
Yomela835/
Yamlah833/
Yasmla831/
Yamlau831/
Yamlla831/
Yammla831/
Yamlya831/
Jameela774,697/
Yammala77960/
Yaamala77301/
Yamaila77254/
Yamlaay7768/
Yamalla7757/
Jamelia7752/
Yamello7748/
Yamilah7737/
Giamela7737/
Yamaala7730/
Yamalia7727/
Jamelah7725/
Yamlaai7718/
Jamella7717/
Yameleu7715/
Jammela7711/
Yammila779/
Yasmila779/
Yamolla778/
Jamiela777/
Eamelia776/
Yomelia775/
Eammela773/
Jyamala773/
Jameila773/
Yamilia772/
Yamilla771/
Jameala771/
Jahmela771/
Geamela771/
Yasmeli771/
Yamelee771/
Jaumela771/
Jhamela771/
Yamalay771/
Yametlo771/
Jasmela771/
Jaamela771/
Yamalea771/
Jamla73595/
Yomla7355/
Iamla734/
Eamla731/
Yamlo731/
Yamaaila71232/
Geammela7155/
Giamella7150/
Yaamaala7135/
Iammella7130/
Jammella715/
Jammelia714/
Jaamella713/
Jamellah713/
Ayiamele713/
Jameella713/
Jasmeela711/
Jaimelia711/
Yamelhey711/
Yammalla711/
Yammolla711/
Yahamila711/
Yammalaa711/
Aiyamala711/
Jameslai711/
Jameslla711/
Jamila6749,868/
Jamala672,538/
Jamelo671,218/
Yamile67661/
Iamele67470/
Jamola67328/
Yomola67271/
Yamalo67234/
Jamele67171/
Yamilo67153/
Jameli67128/
Giammella67124/
Yamili6753/
Jamlay6742/
Iamicella6735/
Jamlah6725/
Yamailaya6725/
Yomala6723/
Jamlia6722/
Yomelo6721/
Yamleu6716/
Jamlai6714/
Yamlot6714/
Jammla6712/
Giamla6711/
Jamlla6710/
Jamlas6710/
Yamitelli6710/
Jamlaa677/
Jaamla674/
Ayyamalla674/
Jamlea674/
Yamily674/
Jamely674/
Iamlap674/
Yamolo674/
Jamlat674/
Jahmellia672/
Jiamla672/
Jasmeelap671/
Aayamalla671/
Yamicello671/
Yamlgo671/
Iamola671/
Iameli671/
Jamyla671/
Jaimla671/
Yomele671/
Yomeli671/
Yamiselli671/
Yamlou671/
Giammelia671/
Jahmellah671/
Iamala671/
Jomela671/
Yahamalai671/
Yamloy671/
Joymeelap671/
Jamesella670/

Yamela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamela in the Bengali language
যামেলাyamela-
Yamela in the Hindi language
यमेलाyamela-
Yamela in the Marathi language
यमेलाyamela-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yamela
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