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 surname Ngelech is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ngelech click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngelech? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Ngelech is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngelech reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ngelech is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread given name in the world It is held by 60 people.

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

Ngelech Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly 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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