Nijel Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Nijel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Nijel (195) may also be a first name.
Nijel Demographics
Nijel Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nijel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nijel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nijel (Hindi: निजेल, Marathi: िनजेल) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nijel.
How Common Is The Last Name Nijel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Nijel is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Nijel are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 27 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nijel is also the 649,894th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 195 people.
This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent live, Kisumu County, where 17 percent live and Vihiga County, where 17 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.
Nijel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nijel surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nijel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nijel in the Hindi language | ||
| निजेल | nijela | - |
| Nijel in the Marathi language | ||
| िनजेल | inajela | 75 |
| िनजेळ | inajela | 25 |
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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 Nijel
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