Ngelechei Surname

307,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngelechei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngelechei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2301:37,5454,012

Ngelechei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngelechei occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngelechei? popularity and diffusion

Ngelechei is the 307,224th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,924,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngelechei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Ngelechei is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,230 people, or 1 in 37,545. In Kenya Ngelechei is mostly concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 48 percent are found, Narok County, where 21 percent are found and Nandi County, where 17 percent are found.

Ngelechei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ngelechei last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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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  • 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 Ngelechei
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