Nglela Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Nglela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Nglela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nglela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nglela is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nglela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nglela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nglela are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Nglela is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glela | 91 | 212 | / |
| Nglele | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ghlela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Glelaj | 83 | 2 | / |
| Glesla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Glehla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gleila | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkgailela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gillela | 77 | 193 | / |
| Gellela | 77 | 33 | / |
| Glejlah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gletlay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Glila | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gillella | 71 | 233 | / |
| Gellella | 71 | 28 | / |
| Guellela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gillelad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilleala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gillelea | 71 | 0 | / |
| Glilah | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ngoilelio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghlila | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gilleilla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gillaella | 67 | 3 | / |
| Glilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gloila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilleylea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glilia | 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 Nglela
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