Ngela Surname
Approximately 3,511 people bear this surname
Ngela Surname Definition:
Ngela is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: advisor.
Ngela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,080 | 1:35,519 | 4,399 |
| Tanzania | 781 | 1:67,787 | 7,147 |
| Cameroon | 189 | 1:109,889 | 12,825 |
| Kenya | 135 | 1:342,073 | 20,519 |
| Zambia | 107 | 1:148,130 | 10,678 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Solomon Islands | 16 | 1:36,252 | 7,281 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Ngela (310) may also be a first name.
Ngela Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ngela is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: advisor.
Ngela Demographics
Average Ngela Salary in
South Africa
R 120,900
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Ngela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngela (Arabic: نجيلا, Russian: Нгела) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 128,964th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,075,633 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ngela live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 499,178th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 310 people.
Ngela is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,080 people, or 1 in 35,519. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
Ngela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ngela last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Ngela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.12% less than the national average, earning R 120,900 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ngela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ngela in the Russian language | ||
| Нгела | ngela | - |
| Ngela in the Arabic language | ||
| نجيلا | njyla | - |
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