Njelele Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Njelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1381:111,87115,325
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Njelele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njelele is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njelele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,321,499th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njelele are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Njelele is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 111,871. In Zimbabwe Njelele is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 66 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 11 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Njelele Last Name Statistics demography

Njelele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.9% less than the national average, earning R 92,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nzhelele807/
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Nielelet801/
Njileleh801/
Njelelio801/
Nyelela7154/
Ncelile7123/
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Ngilele714/
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Nyelile711/
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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 Njelele
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