Njeleka Surname

366,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Njeleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njeleka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5191:102,0079,977
Zambia3131:50,6394,755
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Njeleka (12) may also be a first name.

Njeleka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njeleka occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njeleka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 366,594th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,413,577 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njeleka live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Njeleka is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The surname Njeleka is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 519 people, or 1 in 102,007. In Tanzania Njeleka is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 45 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 25 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 32 percent are found and Malawi, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjeleka9334/
Ngeleka8612,522/
Nyeleka86457/
Nseleka8623/
Njeleki8619/
Nceleka861/
Njelika861/
Nzeleka861/
Ngieleka80198/
Ndjelika8075/
Nyelekai804/
Ncheleka801/
Ngelekka801/
Njilika71263/
Nyeleko71219/
Nzeleko71157/
Ngeleko71138/
Nheleko71106/
Nyelaka7148/
Nseleko7143/
Nzelika7141/
Ngeleca7136/
Nyeleke7136/
Nyeleki716/
Ngeleke714/
Ngeleki714/
Nyelika713/
Ncileka712/
Ngelika711/
Nyileka711/
Nieleko711/
Njelako711/
Njileke711/
Nyeleker6752/
Nielesky6713/
Nyelekeh6710/
Nyelekhe671/
Nselekko671/
Nseleeko671/
Nyelekei671/

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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 Njeleka
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