Nchele Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nchele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2981:177,65615,509
Zambia551:288,18016,490
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nchele (21) may also be a first name.

Nchele Last Name Facts

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

Nchele is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 744,013th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The surname Nchele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchele live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nchele is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 21 people.

Nchele is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 177,656. In Tanzania Nchele is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 65 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 33 percent live and Geita Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Nchele Last Name Statistics demography

Nchele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.26% less than the national average, earning R 108,696 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntchele9212/
Nchelet921/
Ncele91781/
Nchela83636/
Ngcele83263/
Nshele8375/
Nkcele8346/
Nchile8332/
Nkhele8327/
Nchole832/
Nscele832/
Nchale832/
Ntshele771,388/
N'Chile7721/
Nkhelle7720/
Njehele779/
Nchella775/
Nkhehle771/
Nkhetle771/
Nchiole771/
Ngechel771/
Nchiled771/
Ntchile771/
Nsele7326,404/
Nxele7316,228/
Ngele7313,395/
Nkele734,398/
Nzele731,685/
Njele73432/
Nqele7358/
Ncile736/
Ncela733/
Nkhel732/
Ncely731/
Njhel731/
Ntshiele7168/
N'Chille7118/
Nshelehe719/
Ntshetle711/
Ntsele678,581/
Ngiele671,830/
Ngqele671,436/
Ndjele67876/
Ngelea67793/
Nchila67433/
Nzelle67349/
Ndzele67347/
Nkhela67166/
Nkiele67144/
Nkheli67118/
N'Sele67118/
Ngeles6787/
Nchali6785/
Nzeale6762/
Nsiele6762/
Ngelle6749/
Nziele6734/
Nselle6730/
N'Kele6721/
Njelle6719/
Nchili679/
Nshela678/
Nkehle678/
Ncholi674/
Nkelei674/
Nkeleh674/
Njeleh673/
N'Zele672/
Nshiel672/
Nngele672/
Ngelee672/
N'Gele672/
Nzelie672/
Ndcela672/
Nkqele672/
Ngelei671/
N'Jele671/
Nshile671/
Nkeile671/
Nzeule671/
Nzsele671/
Nkgele671/
Nceuli671/
Nsheli671/
Nëgele671/
Nzeleu671/
Nzeele671/
Nxelei671/
Nkeleu671/
Ngkele671/
Ngetle671/
Ngesle671/
Ngeley671/
Ngelet671/
Ns'ele671/
Nseule671/

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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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  • 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 Nchele
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