Njeli Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2131:216,80715,399
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Njeli (13) may also be a first name.

Njeli Last Name Facts

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

Njeli is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Njeli.

How Common Is The Last Name Njeli? popularity and diffusion

Njeli is the 1,011,991st most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njeli reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 216,807. In Kenya Njeli is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 89 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 4 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Njeli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Njeli surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjeli9179/
N'Jeli911/
Njelie911/
Ndjelei832/
Njielei831/
Njela801,398/
Ngeli801,152/
Nzeli801,045/
Njili80879/
Nseli80462/
Njele80432/
Nyeli80296/
Nieli80197/
Gneli8071/
Nheli804/
Nxeli804/
Nägeli731,454/
Ndjele73876/
Nehili73578/
Ngelai73454/
Njilie73319/
Njella73232/
Nkheli73118/
Ndjili7396/
Njiele7388/
Neheli7381/
Nielli7355/
Nyelai7321/
Njelle7319/
Gnelli7314/
Nyelih739/
N'Jili739/
Njeleu739/
Négeli737/
Ngelit736/
Nyelia735/
Niheli735/
Nzeali734/
Njiela734/
Nzeeli734/
Nhelli733/
Ngelis733/
Nielis733/
Nyelli733/
Njeleh733/
Nyehli733/
Nielai732/
Nzelia732/
Nheili732/
Nhjela732/
Nzelio732/
Nzelie732/
N'Jele731/
N'Jely731/
Nyelei731/
Nijela731/
Ngelei731/
Njiloi731/
Gnelis731/
Nsieli731/
Nselit731/
Ngelih731/
N'Seli731/
Njilui731/
Njeela731/
Nzelai731/
Nyheli731/
Nsheli731/
Njeule731/
Nxelei731/
Njyela731/
Njilia731/
Njilli731/
Njehla731/
Nceuli731/
Nehaili67304/
Nzeulie6711/
Njeuleh6710/
Njehele679/
Nkheliy679/
N'Djele675/
N'Jella673/
Gnelich672/
Njeuleu672/
Njieleu672/
Njiolio672/
N'Jeily671/
N'Jelle671/
Niellie671/
Nsehlai671/
Ndjehle671/
Ndjelea671/
Ndjuili671/
N'Gneli671/
Njeulle671/
Njielle671/
Njileih671/
Njilieh671/
Njealeu671/
Niellis671/
Gnelihe671/
'Nkheli671/
Nielich670/

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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 Njeli
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