Zomela Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Zomela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Zomela (336) may also be a first name.
Zomela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zomela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zomela occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zomela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Zomela live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 477,199th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 336 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Zomela is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 20 percent live.
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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 Zomela
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