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 is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ngelela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngelela? popularity and diffusion
Ngelela is the 81,889th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,229,966 people. This 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 widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 877 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,868 people, or 1 in 9,022. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 28 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 17 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.
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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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