Njelo Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Njelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 67 | 1:790,173 | 42,439 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Njelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njelo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njelo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njelo is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njelo reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 790,173. In Tanzania Njelo is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Njelo exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Njelo
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