Ngelela Surname
Approximately 5,925 people bear this surname
Ngelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,868 | 1:9,022 | 1,183 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ngelela (877) may also be a first name.
Ngelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngelela occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngelela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 81,889th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,229,966 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngelela are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ngelela is also the 274,607th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 877 people.
Ngelela is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,868 people, or 1 in 9,022. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 28 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 17 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Angola, where 0 percent live.
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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 Ngelela
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