Ngelecha Surname
Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname
Ngelecha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,090 | 1:35,816 | 4,687 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
Ngelecha (350) may also be a first name.
Ngelecha Demographics
Ngelecha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ngelecha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngelecha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngelecha is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngelecha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ngelecha is the 335,833rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,637,109 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngelecha reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ngelecha is also the 465,882nd most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 350 people.
This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,090 people, or 1 in 35,816. In Uganda Ngelecha is most common in: Kaabong District, where 90 percent live, Kotido District, where 8 percent live and Amudat District, where 1 percent live. Outside of Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Ngelecha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ngelecha surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngellecha | 94 | 60 | / |
| Ngeleca | 93 | 36 | / |
| Gelecha | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nge'elecha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngelesha | 88 | 207 | / |
| Ngelechi | 88 | 19 | / |
| Nyelecha | 88 | 13 | / |
| Ghelecha | 88 | 12 | / |
| Ngeleche | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ngelechei | 82 | 1,230 | / |
| Ngelechet | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ngeletsha | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nselechap | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nghelechi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngelechey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngeleja | 80 | 5,873 | / |
| Ngeleza | 80 | 1,061 | / |
| Ngelesa | 80 | 401 | / |
| Gilecha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gelicha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ng'elechei | 78 | 142 | / |
| Gelechchha | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ng'elechey | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ngueletchi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Guelicha | 75 | 8 | / |
| Njelesha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gelechei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nngelica | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Geleza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngelesho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngilesha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngilechi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nge'elechei | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ng'heleja | 71 | 129 | / |
| Geleja | 71 | 18 | / |
| Ngalechei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguileche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nelica | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngeleji | 67 | 284 | / |
| Ngeleso | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nelecio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njelesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngelezo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nealeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelikha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelicho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngueletsai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngileja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngelege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nilekha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nelycia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ngelecha
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