Njelesani Surname
Approximately 449 people bear this surname
Njelesani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 436 | 1:36,353 | 3,665 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Njelesani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njelesani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njelesani occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njelesani? popularity and diffusion
Njelesani is the 667,223rd most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Njelesani live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Njelesani is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 436 people, or 1 in 36,353. In Zambia Njelesani is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 52 percent reside, Northern Province, where 14 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 14 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njelesan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ngelesani | 89 | 210 | / |
| Nielesani | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyelesani | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngeleshani | 84 | 2 | / |
| Ngelesanni | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nyelisani | 78 | 271 | / |
| Njelson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njellsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngelezane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njie Olsson | 60 | 1 | / |
| Njálsson | 59 | 82 | / |
| Njalsson | 59 | 16 | / |
| Njålsson | 59 | 9 | / |
| Nyilasoni | 56 | 1 | / |
| Njya Alhassan | 55 | 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 Njelesani
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