Njelela Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Njelela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njelela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1021:155,39111,047
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Njelela (14) may also be a first name.

Njelela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njelela is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njelela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,727,723rd most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njelela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name at a global level, held by 14 people.

The last name Njelela is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 155,391. In Zambia Njelela is most common in: Central Province, where 60 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent live and Northern Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Zambia it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Njelela Last Name Statistics demography

Njelela earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.1% more than the national average, earning R 278,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjelela931/
Ngelela865,925/
Njelele86170/
Nyelela8654/
Nzelela869/
Nselela867/
Njelelo863/
Nielela863/
Ncelela861/
Nshelela801/
Njelelio801/
Njhelele801/
Nyelele711,644/
Ngelelo71112/
Ncilela7180/
Ngelele7167/
Njilele7118/
Nielele7111/
Nyilela715/
Njilely714/
Nyelelo711/
Ncelelo711/
Nyeleli711/
Njileli711/
Njelile711/
Ngeleli711/
Ngielele6727/
Nhyelele672/
Ngelelei672/
Nihelola672/
Nyhelele672/
Nielelet671/
Njileleh671/
Ngnelelo671/

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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 Njelela
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