Njelo Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Njelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania671:790,17342,439
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntjelo91261/
Ndjelo91178/
Njeulo9112/
Njeloh911/
Njello911/
Najjelo836/
Ndjeloh832/
Njilo803,493/
Njela801,398/
Ngelo801,228/
Nielo801,132/
Nzelo80940/
Nyelo80487/
Nselo80107/
Gnelo8010/
Nxelo805/
Ncelo802/
Najjeelo771/
Njeula73760/
Nyello73606/
Ndjela73370/
Niello73331/
Njella73232/
Njillo7396/
Nehelo7393/
Ngielo7378/
Ntjilo7361/
Ndjilo7351/
Nsielo7334/
Njilou7322/
Njelah7319/
Naaelo7317/
Nyelod7314/
Gnelou7314/
Ngelio7313/
Ngello7312/
Njeleu739/
Nzeelo734/
Njiela734/
Ngelot734/
Nzeluo734/
Gnello733/
Nxhelo732/
Nzeloh732/
Nzelio732/
Nhjela732/
Nielou732/
Ngnelo732/
Nielot732/
Njehla731/
Nyeloh731/
Njiloh731/
Njiolo731/
Njyela731/
Njeela731/
N'Zelo731/
Nzielo731/
Nyeloy731/
Nzeilo731/
Ngeloo731/
Nshelo731/
Ntjela731/
N'Yelo731/
Njiloi731/
Ngelos731/
Nijela731/
Nieloud6779/
Njilouh6731/
N'Djela6723/
Nehailo6719/
Nieloux6716/
Njellah677/
D'Ngelo676/
Ndjeila675/
Njailos674/
Nyoello674/
N'Jella673/
Njiolio672/
Njieleu672/
Njeuleu672/
Ndjelia671/
Njilloh671/
Njealah671/
Njealeu671/
Ndjilou671/
Nyiello671/
Ngelleo671/
Naheelo671/
Nehello671/
Niesloy670/

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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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  • 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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