Nbela Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nbela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nbela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

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 last name Nbela is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nbela? popularity and diffusion

Nbela is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nbela reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 864,112th most common first name at a global level, held by 117 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nbeela911/
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Mbela8016,173/
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Nvela8089/
Nbele8034/
Nwela8032/
Nbala8017/
Nbila8012/
Nbola801/
Nwehla73235/
Mbeula73164/
Mbelai73131/
Mbiela7315/
Nwesla7312/
Mbelya735/
Nballa734/
Nouela734/
Nbuila734/
Nweila734/
Mbaela734/
Nweala734/
Mbgela734/
Nbeele733/
Nuelas733/
N'Wela732/
Nvelah732/
Mbelas732/
Mbelia732/
Nwelha732/
Mboela732/
Mbelea732/
Mbhela731/
Mbeila731/
Nbalya731/
Nbhele731/
Mbelga731/
Nmbala731/
Mbetla731/
Nvella731/
N'Bala731/
Nuesla731/
Nuelay731/
Mbesla731/
Mbelay731/
Mbelap731/
Mbelaa731/
Mbeela731/
Mbeleha676/
Mbehlai675/
Nbalaha672/
Nbeilou671/
Mbhehla671/
Mbelahe671/
Nwehela671/
Mbeulla671/
Nweilla671/

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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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