Nbela Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Nbela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Nbela (117) may also be a first name.
Nbela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nbela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nbela is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nbela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Nbela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nbela reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nbela is also the 864,112th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 117 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nbelai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nbelia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nbeela | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Beila | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbela | 80 | 16,173 | / |
| Nuela | 80 | 296 | / |
| Nvela | 80 | 89 | / |
| Nbele | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nwela | 80 | 32 | / |
| Nbala | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nbila | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nbola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwehla | 73 | 235 | / |
| Mbeula | 73 | 164 | / |
| Mbelai | 73 | 131 | / |
| Mbiela | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nwesla | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mbelya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nballa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nouela | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nbuila | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nweila | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbaela | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nweala | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbgela | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nbeele | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nuelas | 73 | 3 | / |
| N'Wela | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nvelah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbelas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbelia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwelha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mboela | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbelea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbhela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeila | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbalya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbhele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbelga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmbala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbetla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nvella | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Bala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuesla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuelay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbesla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbelay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbelap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbelaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeleha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbehlai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nbalaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbeilou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbhehla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbelahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwehela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeulla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweilla | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nbela
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