Ngelech Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ngelech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngelech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda451:867,54039,905
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178

Ngelech (60) may also be a first name.

Ngelech Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngelech is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngelech? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngelech live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ngelech is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 60 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 867,540. In Uganda Ngelech is most prevalent in: Kaabong District, where 40 percent live, Amudat District, where 22 percent live and Kapchorwa District, where 16 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent live.

Ngelech Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngeleche932/
Ngielech931/
Gelech9298/
Ngeleh9246/
Ngelec928/
Ngalech863/
Ngelesh862/
Ngueleh861/
Ngeleac861/
Ngeleah861/
Ngehleh861/
Nyelech861/
Gelgech861/
Geleich860/
Ngele8313,395/
Nelec83263/
Ng'elesh805/
Gehleach801/
Nguilech801/
Nguele7711,588/
Ngiele771,830/
Ngelea77793/
Gelich77142/
Ng'ele7799/
Ngeles7787/
Nggele7768/
Nelych7731/
Nelich7724/
Glejch7716/
Gelych7715/
Ngileh775/
Nghele773/
Njeleh773/
Nelecz773/
N'Gele772/
Ngelee772/
Nngele772/
Ngeleu772/
Ngehle772/
Ngelei771/
Ngelet771/
Ngeley771/
Ngelie771/
Ngelih771/
Ngesle771/
Ngetle771/
Ngeele771/
Nëgele771/
Nqgele771/
Nkgele771/
Nguileche751/
Nguelet711,174/
Guelich71281/
Gehlich71231/
Nehlich71209/
Ngelese71153/
Nengele7172/
N'Guele7144/
Ghelich7133/
Geliche7126/
Gielich7124/
Getlich7119/
Nitlech719/
Nguelei713/
Gnelich712/
Ng'hele712/
Neulich712/
Nguelee712/
Nieliec711/
Neliche711/
Nguelea711/
Ngueled711/
Ngueler711/
Ngueley711/
Nguileh711/
Ngeless711/
Ngheleu711/
Nileche711/
Nnguele711/
Nzeuleh711/
Gejlich711/
Nielich710/
Nsele6726,404/
Nxele6716,228/
Ngela673,511/
Nzele671,685/
Ngeli671,152/
Ncele67781/
Nylec67557/
Ngile67523/
Njele67432/
Neitlich6781/
Gheilich6744/
Guetlich6735/
Nelez6716/
Nettlich6715/
Gettlich6712/
Ngelahai679/
Nshelehe679/
Nelic679/
Gueliche675/
Gelej672/
Ngueless672/
Gheliche672/
Ng'heele671/
Nietlich671/
Geslitch671/
Nguele'e671/
Ngelesse671/
Ngely671/
N'Guelet671/
Nyelekhe671/
Ghelitch671/
Nelitche671/

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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 Ngelech
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